Pretty frustrating to find out my hospital told me to start pumping right away but now Im reading here and everyone is…

@txyogagirl. That's what ivem been thinking. Im just really hoping i dont end up with clogged ducts! Thank you for the advice

@kenzieb, when u say "ur supply to come in" well baby makes that happen the pump will regulate your body to make more than what u need unless ur bottle feeding and not putting baby to breast. Well since u have already been pumping for so long if u have a good storage I would slowly wean off the pump but not completely. Just pump enough for what u need when ur working otherwise u will have to pump all the time and in the case that something comes up it will be a hassle to not be able to pump and u could be n pain

I wish i could wait. My babe is already 6 weeks and ive been doing it for that long already

If my babies weren't in the nicu, I'd wait 6-8 weeks before pumping. I had oversupply with my daughter and it was good for her but awful for me! I'd wait if I were you. I can't so I need to pump for them.

@txyogagirl

He is only 6 weeks old.. that's why I am so confused. My sister told me to pump right away as well. I will be going back to work soon but I haven't really needed a reason to pump besides they wanted me to get my supply in. But since i do have what i assume is an over supply he has been able to stay with daddy of grandma for longer periods because i don't have to be there to feed him

How old is your baby?@kenzieb, my breast feeding class taught me to pump at 8 weeks. Really u only need to pump if u have a reason u won't be with baby like working. Some moms never pump. I started pumping at 3m and I only did then bc I had a small cold and took over counter med that shrunk my supply for about 48hr so I had to pump to regain more milk. Now I try to pump 2-3 a week I pump while feeding and usually get 6oz from one boob. Sometimes I go up to 5days without pumping. Baby never had bottle I'm just making emergency stash in case I ever need it and also for boobie pops when summer gets here