What would be a good regular schedule I could discuss with my boss and what can I do to
help keep my supply up as well as increase it with how he grows.
He caught on quickly and, since I work from home, I've been able to
keep my supply up by encouraging him to nurse often throughout the day — lucky me.
It
really kept my supply up when I went back to work, it didn't increase my supply a lot, but it did maintain when I went back to work.
That's why it's important that your pump efficiently removes milk, — so your body knows to produce more,
thus keeping supply up.
I'd keep doing it if I could figure a way to
keep my supply up while only doing so when I'm home nights and weekends.
Of course, you probably will have to get up to use the bathroom at night, but I found it really
helped keep my supply up.
I started exclusive pumping because I wanted to
keep my supply up so that as he figured things out and became better at breastfeeding, I would still have a good supply there for him.
I had a large shelf, level with the couch behind me, so I would
keep my supplies up there - and of course my trusty laptop at my side for when she was napping.
You do have to make sure she's being fed even if she won't nurse, so Gourley suggests seeing if your baby will take a bottle and notes that it's important to express milk to
keep your supply up if your baby won't nurse regularly.
TIPS: If your babe takes a bottle and you have frozen milk stored, you might consider supplementing with bottles of breastmilk and pumping to
keep supply up during times when your nursling's interest wanes.
She also instructed me on how to
keep my supply up despite being separated from my newborn for 3 days and being giving an intense diuretic.
Finding the time to pump at work, providing an adequate supply of expressed milk for your baby, and
keeping your supply up while adding more pumping to your routine adds an extra layer of stress to your life.
Drinking plenty of fluids is also important
in keeping your supply up, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center.
I pump mainly to
keep my supply up for morning and even bf» ing, and we give formula whenever fresh milk isn't handy.
«Growth spurts can be very tiring, but don't worry that you ca
n't keep your supply up — her nursing frequently is to increase your supply as she grows to meet her needs,» Gourley says.
So I have been more conscious of making sure I nurse or pump at least every 3 hrs to
keep my supply up as well as taking supplements.
This time around I really want to
keep my supply up and see if my sweet girl will tandem nurse.....
In order to
keep your supply up, you need to pump every 3 - hours.
I must say that I love dropping the dreamfeed so that I am freed up from doing it (so I can go to bed for uninterrupted sleep or go out to a late movie, etc) BUT my milk has started to dry up and I've had to wean just a few months afterwards b / c I guess only nursing four times a day (which is what is left after the dreamfeed at the point where my boys were) just wasn't enough to
keep my supply up.
I continued to nurse my son in the middle of the night until 6 months, which is when I finally gave up nursing (going back to work and pumping just wasn't working to
keep my supply up).
If she wakes early from her last afternoon nap and she can't make it to 8:30, I will usually do a dreamfeed to
keep my supply up and so I don't get engorged.
for two feedings a day, i (or my husband) gave him organic formula and i pumped to
keep my supply up.
Many nursing moms report that they need to drink more than this in order to stay hydrated and
keep their supply up.
I don't feed her from the breast with the tumor so i have to
keep my supply up to what she needs with only one side.
It's so different with mamas who work because if you want to
keep that supply up, yes, night feeds can be an easy ticket.
You need the nighttime feedings just as much as they do to
keep your supply up.
For a week of that, she was nil - by - mouth so I was having to express every 2 hours to imitate her regular feeding pattern and
keep my supply up.
This way
you keep your supply up and she getts the breast milk.
I always felt the need to explain I had low supply (which, to be fair, might not have been the case had I pumped more frequently or made some other effort to
keep my supply up).
Keep offering on demand or pump to
keep your supply up.
When I did start supplementing with formula I entered the «worst of both worlds» and for 7 months my life has been all about how much (excruciating) time she'd had at the breast, pumping after feeds to
keep supply up, giving just enough formula to keep her from hunger but not so much that it would impact my milk supply even more... etc etc etc... Now, a few days after her 7 month birthday, I have hung up the breast pump for the last time and feel a huge weight lift off my shoulders.
In order to
keep supply up, or if you're looking to increase your freezer stash, add in a pumping session right after your little one goes down for her nap.
And
they kept their supply up and it's great.
What ar your thoughts on how I can
keep my supply up and make this work?
This will protect against plugged ducts and help
keep your supply up.
My baby is 10 weeks old and I'm looking to
keep my supply up but reduce my number of pumping sessions down to five a day.
Having baby feed at the breast is the best way to
keep your supply up.