If you need to express your milk frequently, or if you are separated from your infant for a prolonged period of time, you may need a hospital - grade electric breast pump to
maintain full milk production.
If you're exclusively pumping, on average, you should try
maintain full milk production of about 25 - 35 oz.
If you're pumping because your baby is preterm or too sick to breastfeed, or because you have chosen to exclusively pump, follow these tips to reach and
maintain full milk production.
Not exact matches
A mother with a smaller storage capacity, however, will need to nurse baby more often to satisfy baby's appetite and
maintain milk supply since her breasts will become
full (slowing
production) more quickly.
Once you have reached
full milk production,
maintain a schedule that continues producing about 25 - 35oz of breastmilk in a 24 hour period.