breast pumping questions

[mrsmommak]

Ok I have a question.  I'm having my baby in july. I want to pump and save some milk while breastfeeding.  Next spring I'm hoping to be in school so I need to create a stash. ....
I have a few questions

1. How often and long do I pump?
2. How do I know how much milk to send with whoever watches baby?
3. How do I get the baby to take a bottle and breast?  

[MrsLowrance]

I breast fed my first daughter and I pumped every 3 hours when she was first born because that is whenever she would eat. I pumped until the pressure was gone in my breasts. As they get older you can put more hours between when pumping

[mrsmommak]

Thank you ladies! This helps a lot

[JacquiOnassis]

I'm a first time mum too, but have sought advice as i want to breastfeed but im wanted to be prepared incase she didnt latch on so ive bought an electric breast pump just incase.

The advice ive been given is to breastfeed initially for the latch, & to start pumping inbetween feeds after 4 weeks & introducing bottle slowly (only 1 feed per day). To encourage your breasts to produce more milk than is needed you need to pump once every 2-3 hours even if no milk comes out as this will trick your body into thinking theres a need for it.

If it comes to it introducing formula slowly could be something to incorporate when you send baby into childcare incase baby needs more milk than is sent.

Hope this helps

[taylora0302]

I'm 38 weeks so I'm gonna use all these tips n tricks. Lol
And another thing I was told by WIC that by 3 months of breastfeeding, your body knows ur baby and will produce the exact amount your baby needs.

[taylora0302]

1. I've heard pump often. Like every two hours. And I'm assuming to pump until they dry up...
2. You just have to monitor your baby to see how much he eats. But only store milk in 2-4 oz bags, so u dnt waste a bunch of milk.
3. My WIC counselor lady told me to not use a binky or a bottle for the first 6 weeks. And use the same position to bottle feed as you would breastfeed. And don't you actually bottle feed. Have someone else bottle feed and you just breastfeed.

[Kea28]

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