For breast feeding moms, on average how much do you pump & how old is your baby?

Definitely did not know that.... my son had a hard time staying latched or would fall asleep before he's fully satisfied so I started pumping and giving him a bottle too and so dad could feed him some... @paigesanchez14

Yess mam, I wish someone told me these things I the begging it would have made my first month easier! It's not recommended to pump before the 6 weeks because it can cause an over supply. Your breast are basically supply and demand, so the more you pump/feed the more your body will make, I would recommend just nursing on demand and if you feel engirged hand express milk until comfortable. Around 6 weeks your milk will regulate and you won't really leak or feel engored anymore.An over supply is a blessing and a curse at the same time.. Lol I had it in the begging and I had mastitis and clogged ducts all the time because I had so much milk😩. I know when you pump and you get a tingle in your breast then the milk basically shoots out? That's a let down and the milk just flows down the babies throat. Well with an overactive let down or forceful let down the milk will come out fast and a lot ! It could give the baby tummy problems or cause then to be overwhelmed by the milk and choke a little because they can't swallow fast.. Breastfeeding is natural and mostly comes to you but there is things that the hospital should tell you like this ^^^

I didn't know there was a such thing as over supply! @paigesanchez14 but yes I sometimes pump and feed! And I am careful and I milk often to help reduse clogged ducts... what is over active let down?

@myers15,

So you pump and feed from breast? Oh wow mama! That sounds like an over supply. Hope I'm not over stepping here but a normal session should be .5-5 oz over that is considered an over supply and could cause problems like clogged ducts .. Over Active Let Down Ect..

Oh okay, thank y'all! I was thinking I wasn't making much but I guess I've actually got a great supply... I pump about every 3-5 hours and if I pump and my son doesn't feed on my breast, I usually get anywhere between 10-12 ounces and when I pump after he eats I usually get about 7ish ounces and he's two weeks old @mlmckeeth @paigesanchez14

If I pump at night around 2 am I get about 5-6 oz

I get 3-3.5 oz all together .. My daughter is fixing to be 3 months

I'm usually only able to pump once (MAYBE twice if I'm super lucky) a day, whenever my daughter is sleeping for a longer period of time. Most of the time I get a good 6 ounces from both my breasts combined, and my daughter is 7 weeks old.