How to Pump in Order to Have Some Stored up Breastmilk

I was an EP-er so my experience is definitely different than yours. I definitely cannot speak to when to pump because my son never 'ate at the tap'. However, I was wanting to try to make as much milk as possible so when I pumped I would go until there was no longer any milk coming out AND add another 5-10 minutes.

Just keep in mind that if you are nursing AND pumping, you are sending a signal to the brain that your body is demanding that more milk be made so your body will respond. This isn't a bad thing, just something to be aware of.

Hello,

We are on similar schedules with our kids, I have a 2 year old and a 6 week old. I just went back to work part-time so I am pumping again. What I did was 2 weeks before I went back to work I started pumping once a day. I only pump until the milk stops flowing so that I don't induce too much extra milk. That allows me to get a "freezer stash" built up. While I am at work I pump all day, obviously and the days I am not at work I continue to add one pump. I do the extra pump in the early afternoon usually, because I am really full in the mornings and I don't want to induce my body to produce too much extra milk. With my daughter I caused my body to over produce and I ended up with mastitis, which was not fun!

Good Luck,
D.

I would pump either while hew's nursing (pump the other side) or about 1 hour after you nurse. You'll ger better results if you do it in the morning. Yes, stop pumping when the milk stops. The only exception to this is if you never get a good letdown your milk may stop even though youtr breasts are clearly full. When I was building up my stash I aimed for about 2-3 oz/day to store. Do this for a month and you will have a good 40-60 oz stashed away.

As for bottles, not all are created equal. Most are NOT made for breastfed newborns. The only 2 brands we could get our kids to take were the Born Free and Avent ones (newborn flow rate). All the others were too fast flowing and they would choke and gag.

My son is 1 month and is EB, but my husband gives him a bottle occasionally. I agree with the PP. I try to pump once a day, and only until the milk stops coming out. MR went 5-10 extra minutes because she was EP, but if you stop when the milk stops, you wont become to full. It has worked good for me so far. Good luck!