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I have been trying to express for my baby for when I go out so my hubby can feed him. But I find that when I express I get very little out, however when I put him to the breast he empties it well. Does anyone else have this problem I just can't seem to be able to express. This means I have bubs with me all the time or I can't leave him for anymore than three hours at a time. ↓
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| Name: Melissa | Date: Nov 26th, 2006 3:03 AM |
some women respond better to pumps than others. i can pump a whole bunch. too much sometimes but my best friend can barely get an ounce when she pumps. it all depends on the person.
what kind of pump are you using? some of the hand pumps don't work very well, have you tried an electric one? ↑ |
| Name: LindsayK | Date: Dec 11th, 2006 5:21 PM |
| I have the same problem. My daughter is two months old and I try to pump so my hubby can enjpy feeding her too. I have a Gerber electric pump, but I can only get like a quarter of an ounce at a time. If I express my hand I can get 1-2 ounces at a time, but it's very time consuming. Does anyone know what the best pump to use is? ↑ |
| Name: bmes | Date: Dec 11th, 2006 7:41 PM |
| medela I found to be the best. But even a electric hand pump didn't work really good for me, so i rented a pump from the hospital. it worked a bit better, but without my little one sucking, I couldn't get my let down to come. They told me to try things like tape recording my baby crying and playing that while i pumped or looking a a picture of her, or try imagining her there instead of the pump and don't look at the pump at all....but then i got pregnant while breastfeeding and my milk dried right up, so i had to put her on formula. anyways, all the nurses and lactation consultants that i talked with all thought Medela was the top brand for pumps!! ↑ |
| Name: babygirlsmom1005 | Date: Dec 12th, 2006 4:44 AM |
| A Ameda is also a good one (I have a Ameda Purley Yours) and it's compairable to the Medela's, just not as expensive. Plus, I like the fact that it is not incorpartated into a bag, so I can clean it and it is small enough to just put into the diaper bag and go if needed. If you qualify for WIC, they will give you a pump also (might be worth checking into). When my daughter was in the NICU, it took forever for my milk to come in (7-8 days) and then took awhile for it to catch up with they amount they were feeding her. Once we got her home, she has only had breastmilk until she was over a year old (she has food/oral aversions). My husband has only got to feed her a handful of times (most in the NICU) and the others for testing at the hospital when the nurses "had" to see the amount she was taking in. She always fought the bottle also and the last time she had a bottle was at 7 months old (she was in the hossy for testing and it took the nurse fighting with her to get her to drink from it, my husband and I had to leave the room). She is now 14 months old and still nursing strong, and also eating a little now!!! I have had my Ameda since she was born and it has been great, and still works great. I pump once a day in the mornings and donate that milk to our local Mother's Milk Bank due to my daughter will not drink it or I put it in her food for extra calories. ↑ |
| Name: little momma | Date: Dec 13th, 2006 10:23 PM |
i hardly could make enough for my son pumping. i worked for a little while. but i was the same way, i think it has to do with having the baby close to you. it helps your let downs. have you tried holding your baby's blanket or something up to your nose when you start to pump... i know it sounds crazy, but it could help.
also, it is all about getting a good pump. pay more, it's worth it. ↑ |
| Name: rachtwins | Date: Dec 29th, 2006 4:06 AM |
The pump I go was a good quality electric pump hired from the Chemist you just have to buy the part that actually goes to the breast.
Anyway I just can't get anymore than 20ml when I express very frustrating yet I'm full of milk and my son can happily feed and has plenty of milk .
My health nurse said its Psychological and that I need to think of gooey mushy thoughts, have my bub near me think of flowing rivers of milk, but it just aint flowing for me.
She also said that (this I found interesting and wanted to share) when you body goes through a shocking time like a loss of a family member (for me finding out my twin two year olds are autistic) your body will turn off the flow. She said it’s the way of the body coping that I just wont be able to express anymore. She said your body can only do so much and mine has had a tremendous amount of stress on it and that I should be happy that I can feed at all as many woman lose their milk all together. ↑ |
| Name: dolette | Date: Dec 29th, 2006 8:03 PM |
| I have the same problem unless it's been hours and hours all i can get is 2 oz per breast and that's not getting me anywhere but my daughter drains it completely so consequently i go nowhere without my little partner and since she's only 5 weeks old I go nowhere. ↑ |
| Name: Melissa | Date: Dec 29th, 2006 9:55 PM |
| i have heard from many many women that they only get a few oz. babies are waaayyyy better at getting to the milk that a pump. even if you have the best pump in the world, some women just don't respond well to one. ↑ |
| Name: jo | Date: Jan 9th, 2007 8:19 AM |
| Yer same for me, only where my son has a prefered side for feeding i cant really express verry well, where he feeds i can normally get bout 40 to 60 ml but the other isde is hopeless!! yet if he does feed there hes satisfied. i have an avent isis pump. ↑ |
| Name: Mom2Be2007 | Date: Jan 24th, 2007 6:50 AM |
| I am strictly pumping. I was told that I should pump every 3 to 4 hours for 15 to 20 minutes. My daughter is 2 weeks old and I pump about 3 1/2 ounce per. ↑ |
| Name: Isha | Date: Jan 25th, 2007 3:40 PM |
| Hi,it happens most of woman around the world but let me ask how old is your baby ↑ |
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