Supply dwindling
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Thank you so much. I’m so proud that I’ve managed so far but sad that I can’t produce enough for them. I generally pump every time I feed them, so every 4hours or so for around 30mins but if I’ve not produced enough for the next feed I’ve been staying on it longer.
@Nicola, my lactation consultant, said pumping should be between 15-20 mins max.
@Shieka how often do you pump? How long apart?
You are incredible I just want to say a massive well done, I wasn’t successful feeding my twins, you’ve done absolutely amazing!
@Nicola I used to pump every 3-4 hours for 15-20 mins. But after seeing a lactation consultant, I became more confident, and I switched to exclusively breastfeed. My milk supply actually increased more when I started to breastfeed.
Hi mama, don't beat yourself, you are feeding TWO babies from your body. I have 5 1/2 twins, and I was supplementing with formula when they were that age because I just wasn't producing enough. I would say make it be the first and last feed of the day (it really doesn't matter, though. Also, pumping for 30-60 mins is not healthy. What I did was power pump session between 12 am to 6 am because that is when prolactin levels are the highest. Also, you can just do one pump session during those that times. I choose around 3 or 4 am. (depending on when last I had pumped for the night), and that is when I would get enough for 2 feeds. For context at that age, my babies were eating 60-80 ml a feed.