another thought/question.. what about late at night (after lo is asleep for the night)? i am afraid of pumping first thing bc i feel like lo has gone all night and is going to be really hungry... is there really enough for them too? the other day i pumped after 1st feed on the breast that lo didn't eat on, and it was 99% foremilk.. i was bummed bc i thought it would be a full mix bottle.. any thoughts? ditto on peike's questions..
I usually pump every night right before the dream feed (she won't take the breast for the dream feed- too sleepy!) and then freeze or refridge anything leftover. The milk supply was at first pretty low- just a couple of ounces, but after a month of pumping, I can easily get 4-7 oz! And- if I don't pump before bed, I wake up so engorged! - but when this happens, I feed her in the morning, and wait approx an hour, and pump out a bunch- or I'll wake 3 hours before her first feed and pump out 2 oz from each side (there's still plenty left over)- so when she wakes, she still has a full feed. I find though, that when I pump in the morning, I have a hard time catching up for the whole day...she'll tug after she's fed for a while, like she's trying to get more out, and I offer the second, and she empties that one too- When I pump at night, I have the whole night to replenish the supply and I also sleep a whole lot more comfortably! And your breasts will certainly follow whatever you choose- morning or night. I just chose night, and they certainly followed!
i have the avent isis iq duo. i would probably invest in some sort of electric pump. it's just so much faster and stronger- oh and at first, my nipples were ridulously sore after every pump. they were purple no matter what setting I had it on. But as I continued, it got easier and easier, and now, they don't hurt at all and I can have it on as high as the pump will go!- and yes, there is a second let down for the hindmilk- I can't always get it, but if I am so relaxed, it usually happens.
