BREAST PUMPING MOMS

How many times a day do you pump and how many oz are you getting? Also please include how old your DC is .. TIA

ETA: please include how long your session is too.. Thank you so much!!

Message edited 11/8/2009 2:28:14 PM.

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I pump 4x a day & have been getting about 8-10 oz. per sitting; however I've been taking fenugreek for a bit.

DS is 6 months old. He's drinking 32 oz. a day.

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I pump 4-5 times a day. In the morning, I get 8 oz., and the rest of the day I get about 4 oz. per session. I pump for about 10-15 minutes. My DS is 9 m/o.

I used to get a lot more, but ever since AF returned, my supply has tanked, even with fenugreek. Luckily, since DS is on solids, he only takes about 20oz. per day, so it's enough.

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i pump 2-3 times a day.
once in the morning once when i get home from school if i have school that day and once around 11pm after she is a sleep.
usually get 5 oz in the morning, when i come home from school anywhere from 8-10 oz and at night aroung 6-8 oz and my dd is 7 months today :)
i pump from 5 min -15 min

Message edited 11/8/2009 4:08:31 PM.

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During the week I try ( and usually do) pump every 3 hours. During the weekend it's much more difficult... I usually only pump 4 times on the WE.

I usually get 10 oz in the morning ( 11-12 on a really good day!) and then 4.5-5 oz. every 3 hours after that.

I vary a lot though depending on my eating that day, if I drank enough water, even stress and amount of sleep I get will affect my supply.

If I double pump my session is 20 minutes.

HTH

ETS: DD is 3 months old

Message edited 11/8/2009 5:01:29 PM.

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OMG. I get SOOO much less than that I have to pump 3 times to get the 9 oz that he takes each day at day care. I pump about 15 minutes each time. I get 4-5 the first time, then 2oz each other time. It is SOOO frustrating!!! But, honestly, I am so bad at drinking water and DS is such a little porker that I guess I shouldn't worry! Ds is almost 6 months.

Message edited 11/8/2009 5:08:46 PM.

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I pump for 15 minutes with a double electric pump.
I pump 5-6 times a day(every 4 hours or so) and usually get around 10 ounces per pump. I've been sick for the last few days and have only been getting about 5-6 ounces per pump, which just about feeds DS. He is taking in around 32 ounces/day.
ETA: DS is almost 4 months old

Message edited 11/8/2009 6:24:19 PM.

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I pump 3x at work and get about 4 oz each time. Each session is 15 mins.

I pump just enough for DD for the next day... i picked up mothers milk tea at GNC today so im going to start that tomorrow and see if it increases my supply.

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I pump 4x per day at work and once at night. I get 4 oz in the morning and 2 oz every time after that for a total of approx. 12 per day. DD is 9 months and gets 3 6 oz bottles at daycare, one of which is formula. I never had a huge supply but it's been going downhill since DD started ramping up on solids. Looking at all these huge amounts on here makes me jealous - I've had to fight for every ounce since day one

But very happy I'm still BF'ing nonetheless!

ETA I pump for 15 mins at a time but it wouldn't matter if I pumped for 5 or 30 - it's all out very quickly and I never get a second letdown... oh well.

Message edited 11/8/2009 7:09:44 PM.

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M-F I pump at 4:45AM for 15 mins and get about 3-4 oz total (this is after I nurse at 4:30AM). Then I pump at work between 10:30-11AM and again between 3:30-4PM and for about 20 mins per session and get anywhere from 7-10oz total for both sessions. When I can, I'll pump again when I get home but I don't have a lot of time.

Ann is 4 months and she takes five 4oz bottles between daycare and when DH is home with her before I get home. I nurse her 2-3 times from when I get home until the morning ...

ETA: I started taking fenugreek about two weeks ago, I eat two packs of oatmeal for breakfast M-Thu and drink a 32oz bottle of gatorade in addition to filling/drinking that bottle twice with water.

My supply has DEFINITELY gone down since I went back to work (but only significantly in the past 3-4 weeks) and took another dip after I got my first PP period the same weekend I had a plugged duct!

Last week we started adding 1 oz of formula per bottle

And I depleted my freezer stash ... I think I have five 5oz baggies from early October.

Message edited 11/8/2009 8:09:24 PM.

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to be honest it really depends on alot of factors... how old dc is, are you eping or doing it in the inbetween..


when ds was first born i pumped every 2-3 hours (even at night) and pumped between 50-60 ounces a day (without supplements besides oatmeal)

at 3 months pp i dropped it down to every 3-4 hours and was still pumping 50 ounces

by 6 months pp i was pumping every 5-6 hours and was pumping 35 ounces a day

i always pumped for 15-20 minutes, i never really did timed pumps, i would pump until the tap was dry...

i always pumped throughout the night because if i slept through the night even once my supply would plummet

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Posted by cookiemonster

I pump 4x per day at work and once at night. I get 4 oz in the morning and 2 oz every time after that for a total of approx. 12 per day. DD is 9 months and gets 3 6 oz bottles at daycare, one of which is formula. I never had a huge supply but it's been going downhill since DD started ramping up on solids. Looking at all these huge amounts on here makes me jealous - I've had to fight for every ounce since day one

But very happy I'm still BF'ing nonetheless!

ETA I pump for 15 mins at a time but it wouldn't matter if I pumped for 5 or 30 - it's all out very quickly and I never get a second letdown... oh well.

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I had twins so keep that in mind. At my height of pumping I was producing 18 oz per pump. I had to pump for a long time to get that though and my sessions were anywhere from 20-30 minutes. I had a flow that never stopped-it woul slow but never fully stop. I saw a bi increase after I started taking More Milk Plus tincture which has had mixed results on here. Worked for some and not others. Fenugreek did not help me.

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Well DD is going to be 5 mos on the 15th.. I pump 4x per day I get from 3-5 oz per session.. 20-30 min! She will only take my breast early in the am when dream feeding so I am exclusevly pumping the rest of the day,, I also supplement 6- 10 oz of formula perday. I feel like I am fighting for every drop here also. its so frustrating.. I tried beer and I thought it helped alilttle but certainly not enough so pumping from 16- 20 oz is just not cutting it. I need supplemments.. I am going to the vitamin shoppe today to see what to get! Thanks for all your responses..