My baby was just born and have been breastfeeding and plan to continue but I have started to leak so much more and it’s only day 4. So I decided to start pumping and storing. How soon after birth did you start pumping?

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breastfeeding and plan to continue but I have started to leak so much more and it’s only day 4. So I decided to start pumping and storing. How soon after birth did you start pumping?" />

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It's recommended to wait 6 or 8 weeks to start pumping. You don't want an oversupply.

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Pump to relieve, not to fully empty breast, that will avoid an oversupply. I also recommend a haakaa (about $14 on Amazon)

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Can you get a milk saver to catch the let down form your other boob while you nurse? It’s not really recommended to pump before 6wks unless you’re going back to work soon because of over supply

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From someone with an oversupply be really careful about pumping too much too early.

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6 weeks to allow my supply to regulate. I didn’t want to chance oversupply and infection.

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I started after a week and it was too soon. It created a over supply, so I stopped and after a few weeks my milk started to regulate. I think week 5 or 6 is a good time to start.

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Week 4 when my LC recommended I start to prepare for going back to work

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If you continue pumping you are going to leak more because you are telling your body it needs to increase its supply since the pump is creating demand. Try a haakaa to catch the letdown on the opposite breast. They will eventually stop leaking as much.

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6 weeks

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The hospital recommended I pump immediately so I started from day 1 to up my supply.. baby has always latched great and now my supply is awesome. I still pump once a day to add to my freezer stash.

My baby was just born and have been breastfeeding and plan to continue but I have started to leak so much more and it’s only day 4. So I decided to start pumping and storing. How soon after birth did you start pumping?

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