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when I had my son I was told my lactation consultant to pump after eat feeding to help promote a higher supply and that if I got nothing then that was fine just don't pump more than 10 minutes, my little guy only feed off one breast at a time and after he ate I would pump about an ounce off that breast and then pump an ounce off the unused breast ( could pump more but didn't want to empty it just wanted to balance high and low milk in bottle). They said pumping after feeding makes your supply go higher without disrupting baby and makes your product more because your body thinks baby wants more, worked great because during those pesky growth spurts I had stored milk for emergency but usually I produced enough on my own and for a while couldn't pump extra cause baby ate it all haha. Your production is fine but maybe you should shift your pumping times :) try a site called kellymom.com it's got great breastfeeding support and info. GOOD luck!

when I had my son I was told my lactation consultant to pump after eat feeding to help promote a higher supply and that if I got nothing then that was fine just don't pump more than 10 minutes, my little guy only feed off one breast at a time and after he ate I would pump about an ounce off that breast and then pump an ounce off the unused breast ( could pump more but didn't want to empty it just wanted to balance high and low milk in bottle). They said pumping after feeding makes your supply go higher without disrupting baby and makes your product more because your body thinks baby wants more, worked great because during those pesky growth spurts I had stored milk for emergency but usually I produced enough on my own and for a while couldn't pump extra cause baby ate it all haha. Your production is fine but maybe you should shift your pumping times :) try a site called kellymom.com it's got great breastfeeding support and info. GOOD luck!

Thanks for the support. I'm just stressing because I hate feeling like she's not getting enough. I'm also trying to stock up on milk before I go back to work next month, that's why I'm pumping. I think part of it is she's been eating for shorter amounts of time. She eats for ten minutes, falls asleep, and wakes up ten minutes later to eat again. Can't keep her awake to eat longer, it's driving me nuts. If she weren't sleeping so well at night I'd be even more of a wreck. She eats at least 4oz at night and during the day she usually nurses for about 30mins each feeding(except the last few days) so I just want to make sure what I'm making is a normal amount.

These ladies are so right. Things sound good :) I just got done with a breastfeeding class and one of the things they said was that around the 3week old range babies start going thru a growth spurt. So constantly hungry and crying sounds pretty typical :)

Is there a reason that you are pumping so much while also nursing? I recently went to a breastfeeding class and they recommended only pumping when you are not there to feed the baby, or if she only takes from one breast than to pump the other. I don't have experience with it yet, just what I was told at the class, but they also warned about pumping too much because it can mess with your supply causing you to produce too much milk. Did your hospital have a lactation consultant? If so I would check with them just to be safe.

Keep pumping and feeding on demand...your supply will increase...

your milk supply sounds GREAT! Newborns only drink 2-3 oz at every meal. That is really good that you get that much.