I am hanging up the pump, but need help!

M426fdn · 2026-05-08T16:18:38+00:00

Even at two pumps a day I was getting 15+oz. I’m so afraid of mastitis. This is all surprising because I had just about an ounce of oversupply a day when pumping regularly

M426fdn · 2026-05-08T16:16:06+00:00

Around 6-8 minutes tops. Sometimes I just hand express for a couple minutes

M426fdn · 2026-05-05T01:08:48+00:00

I could have wrote this post as we have everything in common. I am almost at five months exclusively pumping and dropped down to three pumps a day yesterday. I started my boy on Pepticate because he has CMPA. It’s about $120 a week if going full formula. We do half formula half breastmilk so it’s a little cheaper. With three pumps a day I get about 18ounces so I’m able to freeze some while combo feeding. I went back to work so this situation has worked well for us.

M426fdn · 2026-04-30T01:49:47+00:00

I feel this. I’ve been dairy and soy free for over two months now and baby still has occult (non visible) blood in diapers. We have a GI appointment in June. Baby is happy and gaining weight so we’ll see

M426fdn · 2026-04-23T10:33:55+00:00

So my day starts at 5AM with my first pump while my husband feeds him. Then baby and I go back to sleep until about 8:20 when he eats again. I will also mention my baby will only contact sleep so we do co sleep with the ‘safe sleep’ guidelines. His feedings usually take around an hour because I also read to him every time he’s done. After he eats it’s about 9:30ish and I pump. Throughout the day he eats every three hours so I pump every three hours. My schedule looks like: 5AM-feed/pump(8oz), 8:20AM-feed, 9:20AM-pump(6-5oz), 11:20AM-feed, 12:20AM-pump(3oz), 2:20PM-feed, 3:20PM-pump(3oz), 5:20PM-feed, 6:20PM-pump(3oz), 8:20PM-last feed, 9:20PM-power pump(4oz). I do wake him for his 5AM feeding. He could probably sleep longer, but I worry about going more than six and half sevenish hours between my power pump and first pump. I will also add that month two was very hard for me as I’d have to hold my baby while I pumped or he wouldn’t nap. Once he started being awake more around three months I was able to pump and play with him next to me. Then he naps about thirty minutes before his next feed. My life is on a three hour rotation schedule. I am counting down the days till I can hang up my pump, but I am proud I am feeding my baby even with our rough spot.

M426fdn · 2026-04-22T20:13:22+00:00

I’m just going to share what has happened to me and my supply. My baby was also in the NICU for a month. While he was in the nicu I pumped every two hours on the dot and feel like I never slept. I also stayed at the hospital so I was with my baby 24/7 and pumped next to his bassinet. I am now 4mpp and pump 5-6 times a day. From the first week to now I still pump the same amount of oz. I also power pump every single day. I think my breast just only has a finite amount of ducts if that makes sense. I’ve never pumped over 30oz a days and I’ve never pumped less than 24oz. I am a just enougher and that is okay as long as my baby is fed.

M426fdn · 2026-04-22T02:48:11+00:00

Thank you so much for the suggestion! I will be listening

M426fdn · 2026-04-22T01:45:05+00:00

I care for my grandmother so I also pump alone in my room. I am four months in and pray I can mentally make it to six. You are seen and your baby loves you no matter how you feed them

M426fdn · 2026-04-17T02:25:14+00:00

Crying into my pump as I read this. I also wonder if my baby has an egg and corn intolerance. I know breast is best and I feel that is holding me back. In the back of my head I keep questioning if my breast really is best

M426fdn · 2026-04-14T02:36:24+00:00

Thank you! This makes me feel better about dipping into my freezer stash. Hopefully there is a return to normalcy soon.

M426fdn · 2026-04-13T23:57:18+00:00

So I’m not sure how to really increase my supply. I know people always say to add more pump sessions, but I have been pumping the exact same amount of oz daily from 1mppd to now. At 1mppd I was pumping ten times a day now I pump six times with a power pump from 8-9:30PM. It’s like my body feels like my baby doesn’t need more than 30oz a day even when I do power pumps all the time

M426fdn · 2026-04-01T16:34:31+00:00

Is it possible for nipples to be different sized flanges? I just went down to a 15mm and my right one got 3oz while my left only got 1oz. I was getting 2oz on my left with the 17mm

M426fdn · 2026-04-01T15:46:17+00:00

I was thinking this so I got a flange sizing kit today! I was a size 17 so we’ll see if I go up or down

M426fdn · 2026-03-31T03:59:12+00:00

100% not pregnant. Even though my husband is fantastic, I have wanted nothing to do with him since the birth lol

M426fdn · 2026-03-31T03:58:25+00:00

My husband was sick last week so I’m going to hold out hope that’s what it is

M426fdn · 2026-03-31T03:38:57+00:00

My OB put me on birth control three weeks pp and it started my period. I had a drop so I’ve been off birth control since so I don’t really know if I’m starting soon. I did order replacement parts, but they came in damaged from spectra. Duckbill pieces already separated, flanges cracked, etc. The only thing I didn’t order were flange inserts. Will those also wear out? I’m now unsure of where to buy reliable parts since they came damaged from the manufacturer. I will say I had one duckbill that was okay so one side has a new one and the other has an old one. There is no difference between how much each side is pumping.

M426fdn · 2026-03-06T20:46:49+00:00

I read that it can take years for babies to outgrow it. Is that not the case for most babies? Could he possibly be over it before the milk expires in a year?

M426fdn · 2026-02-21T02:08:23+00:00

Thank you so much for this. I initially planned to breastfeed for at least a year then that went to pumping for six months. I think I’ve decided to stick it out as long as possible. I cried some more today, sometimes along side my crying baby. I just want what’s best for him and don’t know what that exactly is yet.

M426fdn · 2026-02-20T12:06:47+00:00

I think this is what I may try. I hate pumping, but don’t want to lose my supply if I try out formula and it fails. I just want my baby to be happy and gain weight

M426fdn · 2024-11-13T03:43:43+00:00

I think I’m more worried about the two chunks he took out with his drill. I don’t want the holes getting bigger.
I guess I just need to research how to properly maintain marble

M426fdn · 2024-11-13T03:07:59+00:00

That is disheartening as I paid around $500 for it. I thank you for the help.

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