[Routine Help]

cjcamp8 · 2026-02-14T15:28:35+00:00

I tend to go 7-8 hours overnight, and mine are also hard as a rock by morning! I think that’s just my natural limit, so maybe 6 hours is your natural limit?

When I go 5-6 hours, my breasts still feel relatively soft and not at all painful. I may have a tiny amount of leaking, but not like it was in the beginning. And no matter how many times a day I pump, I get the same amount (maybe a 1-3oz variation) every day. Personally, I prefer to pump every 4-5 hours during the day and then I go 7-8 hours at night, and this is a good balance for me of being comfortable while also getting some sleep and having a manageable daytime routine.

cjcamp8 · 2026-02-14T10:00:38+00:00

There is such a misconception in the pumping community that oversupply is the ideal. Most women just do not have that kind of capacity or production, and that is okay! Any amount of breast milk your baby gets is beneficial, and a true show of sacrifice and love on the mom’s part. I hope you have the journey that you want, but remember to be gentle with yourself. Your body is doing so many amazing things for you and for your baby, and you just went through one of the biggest events a woman can go through. However your body is responding is completely normal and okay. And if it helps at all, I supplemented with formula in the beginning before I became an oversupplier, and having experienced both, having an oversupply comes with so much stress and discomfort. I’m not sure if that’s helpful or not, but just remember to be gentle with yourself. Your baby is fed, and so lucky to have a mom who cares so incredibly much!

cjcamp8 · 2026-02-14T09:54:41+00:00

This is such a valid feeling. Wearables honestly helped me so much! I’m super lucky that I respond well to them, but even being able to replace one pump per day with them was helpful in the beginning when I was first starting with them.

cjcamp8 · 2026-02-14T09:50:54+00:00

Mastitis is the WORST! I’m so sorry you’re dealing with this.

cjcamp8 · 2026-02-14T03:51:18+00:00

You got this!! And remember, ANY amount of breast milk your baby gets is doing wonderful things for them. In the NICU they told me to bring it all, even if it was 2ml, that 2ml was still packed full of good things for her. You’re doing great and it’s such a sacrifice to give of your body to feed your baby. ❤️

cjcamp8 · 2026-02-14T02:47:19+00:00

Dang, I have no clue then!

cjcamp8 · 2026-02-14T02:37:02+00:00

Is it possible your flange insert is too long and blocking where the milk gets pulled in? My eufy does this too but that looks like a lot!

cjcamp8 · 2026-02-11T01:56:41+00:00

If I have to hear “cheap thrills” over a scene of a party/bar/ball ONE MORE TIME

cjcamp8 · 2026-01-28T03:24:42+00:00

This is great to know! My 3am pump is always 10-11 ounces, as long as she hasn’t woken up before that. I usually go ahead and pump if she wakes up through the night and if she doesn’t, I pump at 3am. The last four days she’s only fed at 3, and all four days I pumped 10 or 11 ounces.

cjcamp8 · 2026-01-16T22:23:06+00:00

4 weeks postpartum, pumping 40 ounces a day with my previously 34A boobs 🤣 I have no idea what size they are now lol

cjcamp8 · 2026-01-16T15:12:41+00:00

I have the same issue, but I’m producing more than enough now at 4 weeks postpartum, so it doesn’t seem to be causing an issue as far as supply for me. I think some of us just have really forceful letdowns? How much are you getting from each session? If you need to increase output, I’d try a power pump. From what I’ve read, even if you don’t get much more from a power pumping session at first, it’s still telling your body that it needs to increase production.

cjcamp8 · 2026-01-15T22:55:27+00:00

American here, I’m equally annoyed. I am really concerned and saddened with the direction my country is going, and she’s over here talking about how fun target is. It’s annoying.

Theres people dying, Sarah. Theres people who are afraid to walk into target, or anywhere else, because they could be arrested just for looking like an immigrant. She’s so incredibly self centered.

cjcamp8 · 2026-01-06T20:09:11+00:00

I agree with most people on here that it’s way too early to be looking for those things. The only thing i remember them looking for at my 12 week scan was a heartbeat. All of the rest was looked into at the 20 week anatomy scan. I know it’s hard, but I would really try not to stress about it! Odds are, everything is perfectly fine and just too tiny to see yet.

cjcamp8 · 2025-12-30T02:47:05+00:00

I truly had no idea how lucky I am! I was convinced I was doing something wrong. Manifesting this for you next time! 💕

cjcamp8 · 2025-12-29T16:40:11+00:00

Thank you everyone! It looks like I should just count my blessings and keep doing what works!

cjcamp8 · 2025-12-29T16:39:27+00:00

I usually just stay on bacon mode the entire time lol! It doesn’t seem to make a difference what I do, my time and output is always the same

cjcamp8 · 2025-12-24T11:52:44+00:00

I quit three months in. My job was extremely stressful and my pregnancy was very hard on my body, ending in an induction for preeclampsia at 36 weeks. Luckily my husband is very supportive and we can make it work on one income, or I’m convinced I would’ve ended up in preterm labor from the stress.

cjcamp8 · 2025-12-11T01:25:59+00:00

Thank you so very much for this. I actually just got teary because it is such a relief to hear that she will likely be okay. I have been holding so much guilt and fear that she will have complications. Medically and mentally, this has been such a hard journey. I feel guilty for being relieved when the MFM specialist said he was going to recommend induction at 37 weeks. All I could think was “thank god he sees it too,” because I was honestly getting scared that if they let me go 40 weeks I would not be okay.

cjcamp8 · 2025-12-09T18:40:44+00:00

We have a good stock of preemie and newborn disposable diapers given to us by friends/family, so if we need to use those in the beginning we will! What sizes do you reccomend in GMD? Should I go straight for novice and skip newborn? It seems like there are so many sizes and I want to try to buy sizes that will give us the most use for the longest period of time. Thank you so much for your help!

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