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Yes but it was hard work. I was averaging 18ml combined per pump, now I’m averaging 100ml combined per pump. It was a combination of a lot of things, in no particular order: regular pump schedule, triple feeding, flange size, a good pump, not skipping the middle of night pump, playing with pump settings for multiple let downs, heat, hands on pumping etc. I’m exclusively pumping now and don’t latch my baby, but I still do the other things and it’s a lot of work.
@Esther what's triple feeding?
@Esther how did you make sure the flange size is correct? My nipples expand quite a bit when pumping and touch the sides of the flange. According to the instructions they are the right size but I’m not convinced
Yes, so long as you pumped or breastfed really regularly in the first 6 weeks, it is possible to bring you supply back up. I would try to pump 8 times a day for a week, and pump for a few minutes after your milk stops coming out as this tells your body it needs to produce more. Also for at least one of those pumps m, I would do a round of power pumping too. After a week/10 days you can see where you are and if you need to keep going at that rate or if you can drop to 6/7 pumping sessions.
@Louise I think they should fit with a 1 or 2mm gap before you pump. They will expand a bit when you pump though because the pump is pulling on them, but if you go too big half your boob will get pulled in
@Lesley nursing baby, then pumping then feeding baby what you just pumped. It should only really be done for like a week or two until your supply has increased because you can easily burn out
@Louise it’s okay if your nipple touch the sides. You just want to make sure your aerola isnt inside the tube. Also normal for your nipple to expand. The flange should be 1-2mm bigger than the size of your nipple
Power pumping also helps. My lactation consultant had me do 10 min of pumping than pause for 10 minutes for a total of 1 hour every other day for a week
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