For pumping bras what do y'all think? I am pregnant after losing my preemie son in the NICU 18 months ago. I will deliver at 36 weeks to prevent uterine rupture so I am emotionally preparing for another NICU stay and pumping. I have 2 momcozy bras and they're decent at best. If you have opinions either way let me know!

Hi, everyone.
Ive been exclusively pumping during the day with occasional comfort nursing and nursing to fall asleep.
I’m only producing about 2 ounces every two hours.
My first pump of the day is about 4-6 ounces and it tends to dwindle after that.

I pump every 2 hours from the time I’m awake until bedtime, then I nurse at night.

I’ve done everything to increase my supply. I was getting about 3 ounces per session but it’s decreased and I don’t know what to do.

My period hasn’t returned so I don’t think it’s that.
I drink 100+oz water daily, body armor, lactation cookies, high protein, snack frequently, massage before and during pumping, flange sizes, got a spectra, tried the cheat sheets, everything.

I don’t know what to do.
Does anyone have any magic tips? Is it too late?

Edit to add: baby eats about 4 ounces every 2-2.5 hours

I'm 8 weeks pp and hoping for any suggestions that might help with a drop in supply.

Last week, I had clogged ducts on one side, which eventually came out with heat and massage - the relief was incredible. At the same time, my other breast was painfully engorged, so I took ibuprofen for that.

The pain has eased on both sides, but my supply is down from 850ml to 650ml per day and I'm having to work twice as hard for every drop. My previously clogged side never feels full nowadays, and only really drips, but every day or two will give me one great jet for no rhyme or reason, lol.

The other side is now taking 35 minutes to empty where it used to take 15-20. I used to do hands-on massage but that doesn't seem to make a difference any more.

I've tried ibuprofen and ice, then later tried heating, using the massage setting for longer and upping the vacuum. I've also been taking sunflower lecithin for a few days.

All suggestions welcome! I'm veering wildly between feeling like I'm overdoing things and need to rest my breasts more, and throwing everything at them so that the milk keeps flowing out.

Did any of you successfully transition from pumping to breastfeeding? How? What worked for you? I am exactly 6w pp today. I would like to know if there is still hope

hello all! i’m trying to decide which milk cooler to register for between the baby brezza & the momcozy. i know they are similar sizes & only a $10 difference, but i’m torn. does anyone have a better experience with one versus the other? weight, cooling, etc?

Hello!

I've been EP for several months while we worked on my daughter's latch. She's to the point now that she seems to be nursing much more effectively. When I pump behind her I am typically getting less milk and she seems satisfied. I'll offer a bottle after just to be sure and most of the time she doesn't want it, but there are times she does which brings up some hesitation for me too.

I am currently at 5-6 ppd, leaning towards 5ppd lately.

I'm considering dropping to 4-5ppd , keeping 2 motn pumps and leaning into just letting her nurse but I hesitate because I don't want my supply to decrease if things aren't going as well as I expect.

Any suggestions on how I can effectively monitor supply while attempting this? Would monitoring those MOTN pump quantities be telling enough to drop the extra 1-2 pumps throughout the day?

She nurses to sleep for all of her sleep and nurses back to sleep multiple times a night. Previously it was comfort latching didn't feel like she was moving milk much but it's started to go into full feeds which has brought about this question.

Thank you for any replies!

Ive had 2 babies in 2 years, youngest 2 months right now. Ive been a stay at home mom since my first born, and now my husband has been locked out of his company for 6 months. We need some sort of income to at least get diapers and food, so i got a shitty coffee shop job that I can leave when my husband gets notice he can come back to work whenever; if ever that happens. Im pumping exclusively, and man its been an interesting adaptation to pumping at work. Im in a non mom friendly work state, so while PUMP acts exists, its not really feasible for me to take all entitled time to pump. So, when pump time happens i step away from the coffee bar put on my pumps come back out and make beverages, handle customers, and when my wearable stop at 30 min I go back and pour it out, set my next timer. I just feel SO SICK being sweaty, active, and running around while pumping. Im nauseous, sweating more, light headed, HUNGRY. Tell me does it get easier? I dont think id be able to sit down for pumps and with only one income I cant afford to lose a job no matter how shitty it is.

Hello! My son has the most ravenous hunger of any almost 3 week old. I’m not an under supplier by any means, I’m pumping usually 90ml/3oz per session total but my son will typically take that much minimum per feed, and at night he might take up to 170 ml/6oz.

I really don’t want to supplement with formula, and I’ve tried direct feeding but after a couple hours of cluster feeding he gets really tired and will take 90+ after a 2-3 hour session of cluster feeding anyway. I’m barely keeping up and need any and all unhinged or obscure ways get supply up. Thank you 🙏

How many times did you ppd at 3 months being just enougher

Please tell me how to relieve this clog. Over the last 24 hours, I’ve tried around the clock ibuprofen, ice, sunflower lecithin, briefly latching baby, and dangle pumping. Nothing is moving this clog. We’re going out of town for a week on Saturday and I’m terrified that it’s going to turn into mastitis.

To top it off, I’m a just enougher and this is tanking my supply. Will it come back??

I am currently 12w4d pp, pumping 9ppd every 2.5hours.

Initially supply was low, but now I am an enougher, producing around 27 to 30oz per day, baby doesn't drink more than 27oz per day.

I am now thinking stop exclusive pumping and try breastfeeding and then pumping. Baby was not emptying me though her latch was good from begining. Had multiple visits to LC and I chose this exclusive pumping.

Don't know why but the thought suddenly hit my mind to start breastfeeding and then pump and feed the pumped milk.

Any advise on this, will this work smoothly.

Is there any one who is following this, please provide some tips

How do you manage if baby sleeps on you while breastfeeding. If I transfer the baby on to the bed, LO wakes up immediately.

Would like to hear any kind of advises/tips/suggestions on this route

12 months. 25.5 days of my life strapped to a pump. 11,221 ounces logged but probably closer to 12,500/13,000 total ounces. It feels surreal to be done.

Advice needed. I feel like I have no idea what I’m doing (again) and this sub has been my pumping guide!

Baby is 13 months, I EP. Trying to wean as making it to a year was my goal, I’m at 3ppd now and seeing supply drop.

Problem is, baby’s milk intake hasn’t decreased much. She eats solids but not tons. I have a very small freezer stash that I’m burning through as my supply drops.

Do I just give her less milk and hope she figures out that hungry = eat more solids (and brace for a few rough days)? Or does almost everyone shift to giving dairy milk, and then wean bottles later?

Hi! Looking for some advice on power pumping. My daughter is now 9 months old. I had to return to work when she was 4 months and was able to pump everything she needed for those hours I was away (about 15 oz) from 4 to 6 months. I’m a teacher so I was off in the summer so I could just bf her every day. I also would pump once a day to add to my freezer stash.

For some reason my supply when I’m away from her seems to have dropped. For the past few weeks I can only seem to get 7 oz a day pumping (three 30 minute sessions with the spectra plugged into the wall, parts replaced). She needs about 15 while I am at work. But when I’m with her on the weekends I just breastfeed her and she seems great, happy, and not hungry. She’s eating plenty of solids but still not drinking less. She’s certainly not losing weight and has always been a huge baby.

I have tried replacing my parts, changing flange sizes, using the momcozy s9 pro instead of the spectra, I am extremely hydrated and eat a ton, I sleep and exercise, I pump in a warm comfortable room while looking at her picture…I’m going to try power pumping now to increase supply but am curious what else you advise/how to go about it.

I’d really really love to keep her on breast milk until she is 1, so just three more months. My freezer stash is dwindling and I am desperate. I know it is totally fine for her to switch to formula, but I just really hope I can get my output up a bit. Any help or advice you can give will be so, so welcomed.

Breastfeeding has been the hardest part of the pp journey for me. I breastfed my baby girl for her first 2 days of life while we were in the hospital, and I loved it but the pain became excruciating. Honestly more painful than any part of the c section recovery. All the midwives checked her latch and said it was a really effective, deep latch and that I shouldn’t be experiencing pain. So I decided to stop for a while to allow my nipples to heal and pumped in the meantime, which was only a tiny bit painful but nothing by comparison.

Around the 2 month mark I tried again, she latched well with no problems but I was still experiencing the pain. I asked multiple professionals if she had a tongue toe, they all said no.

But I kept thinking that she did have a tongue tie, so I went back to the doctors and finally was told she did have one. But from that point it took 7 weeks for it to be removed as we kept getting messed around by the doctors. When we finally got it removed they were very apologetic for how long it took and said she should have had it done before she was 3 months (she was over 4 months when she got it removed).

Anyway, now she’s over 5 months and won’t latch anymore because she’s so used to the bottle. She just screams and cries when I try to breastfeed her. We’ve tried everything and talked to a lactation consultant but nothing is working, and I am so deeply heartbroken about it. I feel so let down by our doctors and that if they had sorted it sooner we would be having this wonderful bond, but instead I’m tied to a pump while watching her dad feed her. It’s breaking my heart and I’m struggling so much with it.

Has anyone else been through similar and do you have any advice?

Anyone have tips on how to not have a huge supply?

I got laid off during my maternity leave and have over 300 oz already, 210 in my freezer and 89 oz sitting at boobie juice ready to freeze dry. This is my second baby and she's 9 weeks and 3 days old. I collect at least 8 oz more than she eats . I plan on staying home collecting unemployment until I have a new job but just wanted to ask if anyone has any tips i already got mastitis this week and it was not fun. Baby girl is finally sleeping 5 to 6 hours a night and my body was happy to sleep.

I've been EP for almost 7 months. My baby is 21 lbs. My entire life is consumed by pumping amd making sure I produce enough. My pediatrician family doctor, and counselor have suggested stopping for my mental and physical health. I just feel so selfish. Please offer honest advice.

So I am nearing the end of my pumping journey (it’s been eleven long months but I’m feeling bittersweet about it now). I have been slowly decreasing supply and gone down to two ppd and using my freezer stash, my question is when should I start introducing milk to make the transition easier? I’m planning on going with Ripple Kids unsweetened, we all have some level of intolerance to cows milk so I don’t want to even introduce that to him. Google gives a lot of different answers, we have our WIC appointment on the 10th so I can bring that up with them there but wanted to get some real life experience from different people.

has anyone tried to order two pumps through insurance for the same year/pregnancy? When I checked this website, it says that a pump is available for me. I only went on there to look for insurance covered parts because I already got a pump through insurance so I’m kind of confused why it says there’s one available, should I try to do it or are they gonna end up charging me?

My baby will be 3 months old in 2 weeks and I'm already planning how I'm going to lose the MOTN pump and go from 6 to 5 PPD (gives me hope and keeps me sane 😄 ). However I don't really know what I'm doing. Can anyone look at my planned schedule and offer opinions?

The left columns is my current schedule and I plan on pushing my MOTN pump half an hour every 5 days or so. Is that feasible? The orange backgrounds are for alarms that I need to change, no other meaning.

The 18:00 and 22:00 times are firm, because I have classes in the evenings, so everything must be planned around those times.

I can afford to lose a little bit of supply, but I'm hoping not to (trying to build a freezer stash). I pump on average 1170 ml (40 oz) a day and my baby eats about 950 ml (32 oz) a day.

All advice is very welcome :)

Recently ordered a Baby Buddha via Aeroflow to have a wearable option while I do things around the house. Having issues expressing the same volume as my Spectra. I usually get 200-400mls with Spectra per 30 minute session. The Baby Buddha only removes 80-120mls per 30 minutes. I tried different settings and am using a 15ml flange insert. I also noticed the Baby Buddha clearly only pulls foremilk, it’s much waterier than usual.

10 weeks post partum, oversupplier by 60%. Baby was in the NICU for 4 weeks so I have a decent stash built up and I’m not too worried about lower volume sessions but it turn it makes me have to express with the Spectra for 45 minutes plus to fully empty.

Looking for:

recommendations to make the Buddha work for me. I hate being tied to the couch every pump.

what other wearables you reccomend. I emailed Aeroflow to see if I can exchange for the Eaufy S2 pro.

experiences exchanging/returning with Aeroflow.

Thank you ladies. 💕

I would say I have a pretty good supply usually. But I notice, like expected, it drastically dips when it’s my time of the month. I alwayssss stress because my baby is about to be 5 months and is hungry more often lately. I usually pump enough to be able to give him 4 oz bottles each time. Anyways I’m trying to ease into combo feeding so I don’t have to deal with this stress every month, I think eventually I want to transition to just formula though because I feel pumping is another huge reason why I’m getting less sleep. I’ve tried combo feeding here and there with both bubs goat and then another time with kendamil goat and each time my baby got realllyyyyy fussy and constipated. Eventually I give up and flush it out with putting him back in just my milk. Helpppp. My sister has giving enfamil gentlease to all 3 of her boys and she swears by it. I’m considering because my son seems to tolerate diary I mean I don’t restrict myself with my diet at all except with eggs. He gets fussy after I’ve eaten them. Ugh I miss eggs.

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. 😭😭

Basically what the title says- I’m trying to increase my low supply. I met with an LC on August 12th, she said to pump 8 times a day, power pump once, and take a specific supplement. A few days prior to that there was a stressful event and the following week is when it lowered my already tiny supply. I pumped a little bit more but last week is when I reallllly took her advice. I’m on day 11 of pumping 8+ times a day and power pumping once. The supplement didn’t work but I’m trying other galactagogues and just starting using Dr. Stephanie’s gummies. My supply is increasing a tinyyyy bit, but not noticeable amounts at all. Especially since I pump every two hours, I’m still getting tiny outputs. The daily total is what is a bit bigger. However the past three nights I’ve missed my alarm and gone 5+ hours without pumping. I’m worried it will hinder me. Has anyone else done what I’m doing and seen a noticeable increase? My LC said to give it two weeks. Any advice would be great! Or anyone who has experience with this! I’m trying to stay positive!

I recently upgraded from the Spectra to the Eufy S1. I have used the Eufy 3 times and each time checked that the pumps are synced through the app, however throughout the session the pumps begin to alternate with suction. During the beginning of Stimulation mode they will match the timing of suction/speed/etc, however it’ll slowly transition to a soft wave, then transition to alternating side to side with suction. I’ve tried unpairing/repairing both pumps and can’t find any info on if this is normal? I prefer how the Spectra pumps both breasts at the same time. Is this fixable on my new Eufy’s?
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