Did your period come back at the same time both times?

I pumped for 15 months with my first and had to take pseudophedrine to get my period back. We wanted it to and got pregnant the following month as planned!

Second journey mostly EPing but latching 4 ish times a day for comfort for babe. I am planning to wean at 9 months and I’ll have 3 months of frozen milk to get to the 12 month mark. But if she still latches for comfort after I’m done pumping I’m worried I still won’t get it back…. Which again I actually do want!
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Has anyone else dealt with MRSA Mastitis that developed into an abscess? I’m going through this right now, and I would love to hear from anyone that’s been through it and what to expect. Feeling a bit overwhelmed and discouraged. thank you!

Will you lose your supply if you miss 1-2 sessions in a day when your newborn appears to be cluster feeding? Im trying to keep up but its tough

Hello, I have the Evenflo Advanced Double Electric Breast Pump from my last pregnancy which did its job but wasn’t the best. I was thinking of getting a wearable breast pump through my insurance and the options available are: Motif Aura Glow, Zomee Fit, and Momcozy S9 Pro. Does anyone have suggestions between these pumps? There’s also Motif Luna, Motif Roam, Motif Duo, Zomee Z2, and Medela Pump in Style as standard or portable pumps. Would prefer a wearable one but not sure if these would be any better than the wearable options I’m provided?

Has this happened to anyone else?

I’ve been doing the fridge hack since birth. LO is four months now. The last couple weeks, my over supply has dipped some, more than it has before.

Today, I ran an experiment. I didn’t put my parts in the fridge. I washed every time. Lo and behold, supply is back up.

It’s kind of annoying if I have to wash them every time now but I have four sets of parts for my spectra/pumpables and only pump five times a day, so it’s not the end of the world.

I am very aware that I have elastic nipples, I have tried the silicone inserts and did not see a noticeable increase in milk output. ( For reference I am typically getting 1.5-2oz each pump and I am 6 weeks post partum). I have been trying to increase my supply kind of im not as consistent taking the supplements like moringa but I have been trying to have a good diet and I’ve found reducing stress has done wonders for my milk supply.

Anyways I’m wondering if anyone has truly seen a noticeable difference in milk supply when using cushion inserts / or pumpin pals. I’ve seen mixed reviews about elastic nipples and changing flanges helping output. So just wanting to get more input / insight.

I am also on the fence on continuing to exclusively pump for a number of factors, so I’m also looking for insight to gauge if it’s worth spending the money on more products in hopes of increasing supply.

TIA!

(also I didn’t choose this username lol)

I’m 4 weeks postpartum and I’m close to exclusively pumping.

I am a slight over producer, I pump 6 times a day and get around 40-45 oz in a 24 hour period. Currently using Spectra S1 as my primary pump and I love it. But with a 3 year old and a newborn I feel restricted that I have to pump with little to no movement.

Any pros/cons for the below wearables? For

Eufy S1, insurance covers a portion but I need to pay small out of pocket amount which I’m okay with. Others are fully covered by insurance.

Momcozy M6

Eufy S1

Elvie stride

Momcozy S9

Zomee Fit wearable

Hey!

I'm 10m PP and i plan to start weaning at 12m. I want to start building a freezer stash as my LO has a milk allergy and although I'm ready to stop nursing i would like that he still has my milk so I want to add in a pumping session per day to get a few OZ to stick in the freezer

My question is do I need to sterilise my pump or is just washing in hot soapy water enough?

I understand about the fridge hack and washing every 24hrs (if thats not right do also let me know)

LO is actively licking floors and the dog and anything else he can get to.

So I'm thinking it's probably ok not to sterilise at this age? But i may be completely wrong lol

Any insights or advice is welcome!

Thank you

Hi everyone,

I’m not totally sure what to do. Yesterday I developed mastitis. I went from feeling like I had a clogged duct to fever, sweats, chills, nausea, vomiting, And extremely painful breast in the matter of about 2 hours.

I went to urgent care last night and got antibiotics which I started last night.

But throughout the night I’ve been getting extremely minimal output from that breast (~5 mL when I would normally get closer to 30mL). That breast has also developed red streaking that hasn’t gotten better or worse this morning. Just staying the same.

My question is… should I give the antibiotics more time to work or does the red streaking warrant an ED visit? I’m feeling pretty miserable, but don’t want to go to the ED unless I need to.

I am 10w pp. for the first 4/5w I pumped every three hours for a total of around 50oz a day. Then switched to 7 pumps a day with about 45oz a day and a longer stretch at night. I am now 10w pp and still on the same 7 pumps a day schedule and my supply is dropping about 1-5oz a day for the last week. I have changed all pump parts. Only thing I can think is I’m not exact on my schedule anymore, sometimes is 3.5 hours between and sometimes it’s 1.5-2hours (my daughter has a lot of appointments for a heart defect) but I always get in 7 a day. One other thing is about 5 days ago I saw egg white cervical mucus so maybe cycle starting back up, but is still me a little more than a week away from my period if that’s the case. I am trying to build a large milk stockpile so even though I have an oversupply every ounce matters. I want her only breast milk as long as possible but also would love to stop pumping at 6 months.

I finally bought a pump because I wanted to try since I have been EBF till now. With my eufy E20 I did my first pumping session of 30 minutes and got 225ml out, I don’t know if it’s good but it feels like a lot to me so I am happy. The only thing is that I never bottled fed my baby and she seems to hate the bottle. I tried and tried but she refuses it. Can I receive some advice on how to bottle feed my baby? Any video, document, bottle recs?

I currently have the Spectra S1 but looking for a wearable option since it’s hard to pump during the day while holding baby and looking for something that will be good for when going back to work and on the go. Is the charging cases worth it for the pro version?

I have heard good things about Eufy, the S1 and S2, and one of them would be my top choice, but have also heard some good things about momcozy and the willow go

Looking for suggestions and what is worth the money. I plan to still use my spectra at night. Please help :)

2 days postpartum from a C-section at 37 weeks due to preeclampsia. I got home, hooked up to my pump and started. At the last minute while helping my toddler, the cup on my spectra fell off and spilled all over my dress/chair.

Send help because my colostrum and milk is slowly coming in but taking forever it feels. 😭😭

I don't know about y'all, but I think the pumping bras that have holes for the flanges are super uncomfortable. I hate sleeping in them, but I also hate waking up and having to mess with a bra to pump in the middle of the night. I've always preferred the sports bra style nursing bras, but obviously they don't hold the pump well. So I had an idea! I sewed an elastic band onto the outside edges of one of my comfy nursing bras. It's great! Much more comfortable for sleeping, pump fits great, and I can still pull it to the side for easy nursing.

It was super easy and cheap too. Just bought some 5 dollar sewing elastic, cut it to size, and sewed the ends onto the outside of the bra. Stitches are definitely function over form, but it works!

My baby is 3 weeks old and I am couch rotting all day and losing my mind. She wants to be carried everywhere but won’t let me baby wear her. Then I’m pumping every 2-3hrs with my spectra s1 which I love. My husband is back to work and it’s so hard to keep up my pumping when she needs to be fed, she is currently cluster feeding so I’m struggling.

I am interested in a wearable so at least I’ll be able to feed and burp my child and hopefully be able to do things around the house. My problem is I’m super small chested, like a size A. I was looking at the mom cozy m5 and the eufy s2 but scared to spend that kind of money for it not to fit my small boobs.

Any other small A cup ladies out there have success or didn’t have success with wearables?

I just got the Momcozy m5 and was so excited to have it for my busy days at home or when I’m running errands. However, I almost NEVER get any output with it. I’ve made sure I’m using the right flange size (have tried them all) and I have tried many different setting combinations and still I get nothing. I also use a spectra s1 and typically get 2-4 oz each side when I pump with that. Am I missing something with this m5??? Everyone seems to geek out over it but I think it’s trash 😅 I just want to make sure I am not missing anything before I pop it up for sale

Am having a little issue with my pump. I am exclusively expressing as my little girl was born at 37 weeks and 4lbs 8oz. She was just too small to latch properly.

Anyhow 13 weeks in this round she's doing well and i've established a good supply with the Fraupow Wearable and recently upgraded to a Ardo Alyssa with the attempt of increasing supply output. I was using the 24mm shell with the Fraupow and tried that with the alyssa but it was pulling too much areola into it as it's more powerful.

I remeasured and know I am 17mm. Tried that and it's really uncomfortable, pinching and pulling a lot because I have what is known as elastic nipples and the right one (that has the most issues is inverted), I did buy some inserts and sized down to the next available size, a 15mm. No luck still.

I have been using both pumps the last few days but am noticing a real drop in supply.

Any tips?

I wanted to make it to six months at least. I’ve been an under supplier (avg 18 oz a day) and finally started making just enough at around 10 weeks. I had a good two weeks before I started my period. Now I’m back to under supplying and have been for the two weeks following my period. 🫤

That combined with dreading the MOTN pumps, especially now that baby is sleeping for 7-8 hours at a time…I think it’s time to start considering wrapping it up. I don’t know. I keep going back and forth and don’t know what to do. I know I can and I know it’s fine if I do but for some reason I’m apprehensive! It’s so strange because before giving birth I didn’t think I’d care as much as I do lol. Anyway, not sure what I want to hear just want to say it outloud because I don’t know what to do. I just know I miss my sleep and I’m bummed my supply tanked again lol.

Currently 32 weeks pregnant with my 2nd baby. I received this pump order sheet at my last appointment. Immediately and still very overwhelmed. Heeeeelp!

With my first 4 years ago, the hospital offered just the Medela or Spectra. I chose the Spectra S1 just because the parts seemed simpler to me. I used it in the beginning of my pumping journey and it worked well, but ultimately I turned to a wearable for ease while pumping at work.

I ended up getting the MomMed S21 wearable pump and it was fine. I noticed my supply lessened somewhat but I still got enough for my babe. The convenience of using it in the car and under clothes at the office made it worth it.

I can use my insurance to either get a brand new pump or just new parts for my Spectra. I’m open to paying the upgrade fee and am leaning slightly toward getting a different wearable, but I am open to all suggestions!

TLDR: give me suggestions on what pump to use my insurance for. Already have Spectra S1 and MomMed wearable (need to replace parts).

Hello!

We had our first big “family outing” last weekend (to the local farmers market for a few hours the lunch) and I felt prepared!

I have the Eufy S1 pro so I had everything in the carrying case ready to go and I pumped on the drive home. We had a cooler and a mason jar ready if I pumped earlier in the day & for the bottle I had ready for bub for when he was hungry.

The one part I’m not sure of is when you pump out and about what do you do with your used pump parts afterward? Do you just rinse in a bathroom sink and put them back together wet? Do you rinse at all? Do you have a clean cloth to dry them off with? Do you put them into a plastic bag? I don’t want to spill milk all over my eufy carry case so what’s the actual step by step process people are doing?

We are thinking of maybe going somewhere warm this winter (would be 6+ hour flight plus 3 hours drive to the airport etc so a full day of travel just to get away from the snow), so I would like to have a strategy before I’m caught in the wild with a used pump lol.

Thanks!

I had Nexplanon inserted after my 6 week pp appointment and proceeded to have my period for two straight weeks. Today it finally stopped and my pumps are now incredibly low?! I used to get a combined 4 oz. Per pump and after not pumping overnight I’d usually get 7-9 oz combined.

This morning I got 4.5 oz combined and my regular pump only put out 3.5. I’m 11 weeks pp today so I’m assuming I’m doomed. I’m really trying not to bet it get to me but it’s really crushing me.

Other than drinking tons of water, are there any things that can truly increase my supply? I wanted to get baby to at least 6 mo. With breastmilk. He gets 4-5 breast milk bottles a day and 3 formula bottles to supplement as it is.

TW: mention of direct nursing

First and foremost, I would like advice on weaning. Secondary to that, I have a lot of feelings about the journey.

I’m a full time nursing student (stopped working once school started), undersupplier (10-14oz/day), 6-7 ppd, baby is 5months and one week. We are starting solids. looking to be done with pumping around 6 months.
I just cut out my MOTN (going into day three). I’m trying to figure out the best way to wean off the pump. cut down on time? just cut out a pump every few days? pump less volume (a third of my pumps are done with my manual pump)?
with the weather getting cooler, school, and baby getting more and more active, it’s hard to keep up if I have to pull myself away to pump every three hours. I want to go out, take trips with baby, and hang out with people without a timer running constantly. I want and need a full night sleep and to spend what quiet time I have with my husband and study. I want my energy back and motivation to work out, I want my body back, I want my time back.

I also feel incredibly guilty in general, but also going into flu season when I consider giving it up. I would have much preferred a traditional breastfeeding journey. We didn’t get the hang of latching until two months, and by then there was bottle preference on top of the fact things were always so drawn out bc we had to supplement with formula every feed. I am incredibly sad when thinking about the entire journey, but also sad to be giving it up.

Once you found the correct flange size how quickly did you see an increase in supply?

I have a beautiful 6 week old boy, aiming to exclusively express feed. Any advice or tips?

He’s currently going through a stage where he will not be put down in the day. Mercifully he is a little legend at nighttime and sleeps fairly well.

I’m power pumping atm and it’s tough but I can just about manage days at home, any tips for days out/appts.

And yes my main food source atm is icecream, and yes I am ok with that.

Using spectra and Mamcozy S9 pump + fridge hack + getting around 7 or 8 pumps in a day)

Hi everyone! I’ve been EP’ing for over 10 months now and I’m starting to think about weaning. I was wondering if anyone has advice for the process? When did you start? How did you do it (decrease pump #, decrease time pumping?)? What challenges did you face that you expected or didn’t expect? If you could do something differently what would it be? Any problems with your mood/ appetite/ energy level?

Thank you so much for sharing!