how do you ladies time out pumping and nursing ? if I pump right after he eats I don't get much. if I wait 2 hours I can pump a decent amount but then he is ready to eat after 2 hours. during the week its easy bc I'm at work so I pump every 2 hours at work. but on weekends and vacations from work I can't time it out to get ahead ! help mamas
I know the feeling I have to supplement with formula but something is better than nothing
yeah that's a good idea. I need to get better at pumping more often. I get lazy sometimes. I also haven't been staying hydrated very well. some things I've read say you need to drink a lot of water to help your supply and some things say it doesn't matter how much water you take in. but I try everything. Gatorade almonds oatmeal lactation smoothies mothers milk tea fenugreek etc and it seems like it doesn't do anything to help 😒 @maxie
yea I know what you mean my daughter takes 6 and my supply dropped....to get it up I'm power pumping in hopes of making more
I've tried that but I only seem to get like .5 or 1 oz. it frustrates me bc he eats 5 oz at each feeding so at that rate it takes me forever to have enough for one bottle. when I'm at work I can pump 3-4 from each breast during each session. @maxie
my LO is sleeping longer stretches at night now so I power pump usually around 4 am.. but it usually depends on when she decides to eat at night. I usually only pump the one time during weekends and vacation and feed on demand the rest of the time.