my ds is 9months old. hes happy, healthy, a little ahead in most of his developments both physically and mentally, never seems dehydrated and has usually at least one dirty diaper a day - but definitely not nearly as chubby as a lot of babies i've seen. af came back into my life about 3months ago, and i definitely have noticed a difference in my ability to pump since then. i've been eating oatmeal every day for breakfast, drink at least 2 cups of mothers milk tea every day that i work (he seems perfectly satisfied with what he gets nursing on my days off of work) i drink lots and lots of water, i've been taking more cal/mag (even mama calm, a powdered mag supplement) and now, i'm starting on fenugreek ....
anyway, i pump 3x in 8hrs at work, and am only getting an average of 6oz total. i've tried bringing the pump home and can barely pump anything at all here (as if my body is like "uh, this isn't felix, what the h@#% are you trying to do here!"
) ds still nurses pretty frequently through the night, max time without is 3hrs, nurses at least 2x before i go to work and usually 2x before even going to bed. soooooo, is 6oz enough while i'm at work? he LOVES solid foods, everything i've given him so far, gobbles it up saying um um um the whole time. i'm just tired tired tired of worrying about how much i can pump (yes, i know stress can affect your milk) i'm just sooo tired of the dang tea, doesnt taste that good, and i honestly am a little concerned about throwing off my milk balance .. he's almost always satisfied with one side when he nurses and i dont want for him to not get enough hind milk because i'm making myself overproduce just so that i can pump more. i also really dont want to have to continue to pump after a year, as i hate pumping and my cooworkers are beyond annoyed at how much time i spend a shift doing it (i work for 911 and only one person can be out of the room at a time).
guess i have another part to this question ... how do you phase out of pumping at work and make sure your dc is getting enough food and such while you're at work?
anyway, i pump 3x in 8hrs at work, and am only getting an average of 6oz total. i've tried bringing the pump home and can barely pump anything at all here (as if my body is like "uh, this isn't felix, what the h@#% are you trying to do here!"
) ds still nurses pretty frequently through the night, max time without is 3hrs, nurses at least 2x before i go to work and usually 2x before even going to bed. soooooo, is 6oz enough while i'm at work? he LOVES solid foods, everything i've given him so far, gobbles it up saying um um um the whole time. i'm just tired tired tired of worrying about how much i can pump (yes, i know stress can affect your milk) i'm just sooo tired of the dang tea, doesnt taste that good, and i honestly am a little concerned about throwing off my milk balance .. he's almost always satisfied with one side when he nurses and i dont want for him to not get enough hind milk because i'm making myself overproduce just so that i can pump more. i also really dont want to have to continue to pump after a year, as i hate pumping and my cooworkers are beyond annoyed at how much time i spend a shift doing it (i work for 911 and only one person can be out of the room at a time).guess i have another part to this question ... how do you phase out of pumping at work and make sure your dc is getting enough food and such while you're at work?
: as i know my stress does also affect him)
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If it's not working for you, it's not working for you. It sounds like it's really stressful; perhaps the best thing for you is to stop with the pumping so you can simply enjoy your time nursing when you're with DS. Only you can make that decision.
. Just make sure it's good, nutritious food. If you have any concerns about weight gain see fewer wet diapes, etc., then you should check in with your pediatrician.
