stopping then restarting morning pumping session

[pelene]

Hi there,

I work as a teacher so I have the summer off and am with my baby full time and am exclusively breastfeeding her.  But I am pumping every morning anyway in order to maintain a good morning supply.  The amount pumped in the morning usually gets her through the whole day when I am at work, around 14++ oz in 20 minutes.  I do not want to stop this success, and I dont mind daily pumping.  this summer I give the pumped milk to my older daughter instead of wasting it too.

My problem is we are in a different country this month and I dont have the right adapter, (the electricity is much stronger here and my pump is working very hard on the very lowest setting).  I am afraid that my pump will be destroyed by the hard work.

So I have reduced my 20 minute session to about 8 minutes (and am getting about 12 oz in 8 minutes, that is how strong the pump is).  But I think maybe I should just stop pumping this month, I dont need the milk anyway since I am EBFing.  My question is, can I get back to 14+ oz in 20 minutes if I restart pumping in August?  I know it might take awhile, but is that likely?  Or is it more likely that I would not get so lucky again?   I am terrified of breaking my pump but also terrified of losing my supply.

Thanks!

[SimonMom]

I'm not sure what would happen to your supply, but would it be cheaper to buy the correct adapter then to possibly replace your pump? Can you use a manual pump for the month? 

[pelene]

I just found a happy medium.  My adaptor has several voltage settings, I turned it down to a lower voltage and it worked and sounded like normal again, not like it was working on the highest setting.  I am calling a local Medela contact today too to see if I can buy a battery pack or more appropriate adaptor.