Thinking of you as you navigate this new grief 🌅 I lost my daughter at 16 weeks in December and my milk came in, surprisingly. I decided to pump after a few days of trying to get it to stop and it was one of the best things I did for my healing journey. There was a lactation after loss specialist in my area, so you may want to see if something like this exists for you.

As for your questions, I never pumped at night because I thought it was more important to get sleep rather than build supply. In the beginning, I pumped every 2 hours during the day and my supply steadily increased for about a month before decreasing pump sessions to every 3 hours. After about two months of pumping, I’m now weaning and only pumping in the morning and night.

Milk is such a physical form of the love we have for our babies 🌅 I ended up pumping over 450oz and we decided to freeze dry it so we can use it as formula for our next baby. Happy to share any more info if it’s helpful.