i had to pump right after birth he was early and in the nicu so it was the only way i could

@queendavis, I started pumping about a week postpartum (which was about two weeks ago) and I'm barely pumping any at all anymore. Do you happen to know what could be wrong? I was just sick, so I guess that could be it.. But I'm worried

Yes you would, if that's what you wanna do. I nurse my daughter and then right after I pump my breasts and store that remaining milk. Then if I'm leaving her with her dad or anyone else, they just thaw the frozen milk and use it to feed her. Or I can use it if I ever want to have a drink and need to give her a bottle, or anything like that.

@queendavis, so I would just pump the extra and just freeze it until I needed it?

You can start whenever you want. If you do it before 4-6 weeks postpartum it'll make your supply very large which means you would be feeding your baby but then needing to pump out the extra milk/oversupply which could be a good thing if you're trying to create a freezer stash. That's what I did and still do!

Usually you want to wait until 4-6 weeks when your supply is better established.