This is not a good idea... You are already starting to dry up. If you continue to do this your milk will be gone. I don't really have any good suggestions for you other than making time to pump. Good Luck!!
Pumping issues, please help!
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Check out kelly mom:
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/pumping/p..._decrease.html
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Hope you get more time to pump.
Can you get to work early, and take more / longer breaks? What kind of pump do you have? Do you co-sleep, sometimes you can get your babe to reverse cycle & eat mostly at night.
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/pumping/p..._decrease.html
Can you get to work early, and take more / longer breaks? What kind of pump do you have? Do you co-sleep, sometimes you can get your babe to reverse cycle & eat mostly at night.
I dont think so......you have to get the time off to pump! There are people at your work who take smoke breaks right? Well take your pumping breaks, if you need to break more and pump less time, do so. Try only pumping for 10 min with a dual pump every 2 hours. It might take a week or two but your breasts will figure out what you are doing and adjust! But you have to pump is you want to keep up your supply. Remember the US Surgen General wants babies to be feed breast milk until 1 year! Make the time. Take the time. And just do it.
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In a hurry so I have not read the other replies. I apologize if I am repeating here...
I pumped at work and for supply issues for months so I totally understand the stress of what you're going through. There are strategies to help make this work!
a) Do you have control over how the dogs are booked into the schedule. Can you make a couple of times in the day that are sacred and CANNOT be booked? I encourage you to INSIST on time to pump if you possibly can. However, if you absolutely cannot get it in during the work day, there are other ways to get it in...
b) How long is your commute? Can you pump on the way to work? My commute was about 15-25 mins depending on traffic. I got a car adapter for my Medela PISA and a hands free set up called the Easy Expressions Hands Free Bustier and pumped on the way to work. It doesn't matter if you just left your DS and won't have a lot to express, pump away! The stimulation is great for milk supply. If you nurse right when you walk in the door then perhaps pumping on the way home isn't a great idea but on the way TO work should be good if you're in the car long enough.
c) How many hours does your DS sleep at a time during the night? If you're doing a late evening feeding and then he's sleeping for about 3 hours it would be a great idea to pump immediately after that last feed. At this pump session I encourage you to pump for 30 minutes. I know it may sound like a long time but it will really help! This can also help with having enough milk for the next day
d) Pump on weekends. If your DS is taking a nap during the day that's a couple of hours, pump right when he goes to sleep. Again, pump right after the last late evening feed. This will help you build up freezer stash so that you have extra milk for days you don't pump enough at work. It will also encourage supply.
There is a great book for supporting supply nutritionally - Motherfood by Hilary Jacobson
Hang in there. You're doing great. This is a big transition and it takes a little while to get it figured out. If you continue to get good stimulation I am sure your supply is going to be fine.
Feel free to PM me if you want to talk more.
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I pumped at work and for supply issues for months so I totally understand the stress of what you're going through. There are strategies to help make this work!
a) Do you have control over how the dogs are booked into the schedule. Can you make a couple of times in the day that are sacred and CANNOT be booked? I encourage you to INSIST on time to pump if you possibly can. However, if you absolutely cannot get it in during the work day, there are other ways to get it in...
b) How long is your commute? Can you pump on the way to work? My commute was about 15-25 mins depending on traffic. I got a car adapter for my Medela PISA and a hands free set up called the Easy Expressions Hands Free Bustier and pumped on the way to work. It doesn't matter if you just left your DS and won't have a lot to express, pump away! The stimulation is great for milk supply. If you nurse right when you walk in the door then perhaps pumping on the way home isn't a great idea but on the way TO work should be good if you're in the car long enough.
c) How many hours does your DS sleep at a time during the night? If you're doing a late evening feeding and then he's sleeping for about 3 hours it would be a great idea to pump immediately after that last feed. At this pump session I encourage you to pump for 30 minutes. I know it may sound like a long time but it will really help! This can also help with having enough milk for the next day
d) Pump on weekends. If your DS is taking a nap during the day that's a couple of hours, pump right when he goes to sleep. Again, pump right after the last late evening feed. This will help you build up freezer stash so that you have extra milk for days you don't pump enough at work. It will also encourage supply.
There is a great book for supporting supply nutritionally - Motherfood by Hilary Jacobson
Hang in there. You're doing great. This is a big transition and it takes a little while to get it figured out. If you continue to get good stimulation I am sure your supply is going to be fine.
Feel free to PM me if you want to talk more.
Jenn
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