I hate pumping!! (Breastfed baby)
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@Gem I'm at work when I pump. I pump when he would eat at 10am and 1 pm. So I need to make a bottle for 10 and one for 1pm. But so far I'm only pumping enough for one bottle during the day but he needs 2.
Reasons could be: Because he's drinking the easily available milk so there's less to pump 0.5-2 is normal output when also direct nursing. He's not drinking as much as you think he is when direct nursing. A bottle is much easier and he might be drinking more than he normally would. Your body isn't responding to a pump the way it responds to your baby - have pictures, something that smells off your baby and try mindful pumping eg imagining the milk coming out your body etc
I'd also add: do you replace pump parts often enough?
Why do you need to pump? If nursing is more effective then nurse.
Pumping is not indicative of your supply! Babies draw out milk a lot more effectively than pumps. Your breasts are also never ‘empty’, even when they feel really soft and you can’t pump anymore. Babies can always extract milk. So I wouldn’t worry too much if he’s having plenty of wet and dirty nappies after he’s nursed. But if you need to increase your supply, try power pumping and make sure you’re eating and drinking enough 🙂
pumping alongside breastfeeding average output is 0.5-2 oz both boobs combined so you’re on the higher end of average. Just try and mix up two pump sessions together to make up a bottle feed and breastfeed the rest of the time? x