| If you want to be successful at breastfeeding You really need to stop pummping and start nursing. The more you stress about the amount the worse things will get. Your breasts should be stimulated at least every two hours in the beginning in order to keep up your milk supply. If you weren't pumping I would say not to worry that you are losing your milk. Nursing your baby establishes connections in your brain that cause the milk to be produced. Your brain will not respond to the pump the same way. When I pump I only get about two ounces too but when he nurses I can tell he is getting more than that just by the sound of him swallowing. If you want to continue giving your milk to your baby for very much longer you are going to have to nurse him. Why don't you want to do this does it hurt you? ↑ |
when you say does it hurt me, im taking it you mean sensation wise?
no, it doesnt hurt. it did the first days and then i went and bought lanolin, but now i hardly ever use it because they dont hurt.
lately my baby has been breastfeeding....like today, but he wont stay on long and then closes his lips when i try to put it back in his mouth. and then even if i open it myself, he still wont suck. he does for a little while..max 8-10 minutes but i dont feel like that is enough at all. i was reading on the net and it said to increase mil supply let the baby eat and them drain the rest out with a pump and they will refill and that will increase your milk production. i dunno..im not giving up though, i still breastfeed him. ↑ |
| My baby was fast too. sometimes he would only nurse for five minutes. but I knew he was getting enough because when I would pump I would get two or three ounces and because the baby is more efficient than the pump I know he was getting even more than this. I limited his time at the breast sometimes because I had sore nipples at first but later I felt better. That is why I asked the question. I think my baby ate more often sometimes every half hour because he did only nurse for five minutes at a time. I think it is a good idea to pump after every feeding just to keep up your supply right now but don't do this forever there are problems with having an oversupply. I was worried my baby wasn't getting enough and so I pumped in between every feeding and ended up with an oversupply which turned my babys stools green and he wasn't getting enough hind milk. I went to a lactation consultant because I was so worried that is how I found this out. I think you should see one too just to put your mind at ease. breast fed babies never really get on a certain schedual where they eat the same amount of time with the same spacing inbetween feedings. You need to let your baby lead you in what he wants and needs. Stop giving him a bottle for right now and just freeze the milk you still pump. ↑ |
| i recently learned after trying to pump rather than actually breastfeeding that i don't pump out very much and am unable to give my baby enough. but when i nurse her she gets more then when i pump. at least it seems like i do because she never stil hungry after nursing but she was after i gave her my pumped breastmilk. i spoke to a lac consultant and she said no pump will stimulate the release of milk like the baby sucking. i still do pump at nightime although i don't fill it up much- just so i can freeze some so their is always breastmilk when my husband is watching her. i use medela pump in style pump too which a lot of people recommend. it works great but still not like nursing. ↑ |
The only reason I would recommend a nursing mother to pump is if she had to be seperated from her baby for some reason like work or school. Also if her pediatrician and her have determined that she has a low milk supply (which is not as common as I believe some people seem to think) in which case a pump in addition to constant nursing may aid in increasing the supply, or as in the case of my youngest, the baby is having difficulty latching on or is not sucking properly. This last reason will be determined by the baby's low weight gain.
As long as a baby is gaining an appropriate amount of weight, and is healthy in all the usual areas, a mother should not be concerned about her milk supply.
And finally, it is my experienced opinion that a nursing mother should never give her child a bottle unless there is some medical necessity to do so.
I agree with the others. A pump is no replacement for a baby's nursing in keeping a good supply of milk. A pump cannot reach all the ducts to drain them well.
However pumps today are indeed a godsend to working mothers. ↑ |
