When to start pumping

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So i had my baby this past Monday! I’m exclusively breast feeding but I want to build a freezer stash. The lactation specialist at the hospital told me not to start pumping for 2 weeks.. but I’ve heard otherwise.. do you guys have any suggestions or what did you do?

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Id go with what the lactation specialist said.

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I would even wait until 6wks pp to start pumping. As your supply starts to regulate around that time. 
Pumping on top of nursing before regulation can easily push your body into over supply and you don’t want that. It can cause a lot of problems. 
Don’t listen to the ones that say “I did right away” or “I did right away with no problems” ones experience is not another’s. It’s better to prevent it and just nurse baby, get that nursing bond and establishment.
On top of it all, pumping sucks in general.

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I pumped day 1.. definitely didn’t end up with oversupply. I still barley make enough lol. But I do what I want for a lot of stuff and take the chance on the good or bad results

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I used my haakaa 100% of feedings from day one and stored 600+ oz. no pumping needed.

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2 weeks to pump but you could use a haaka now to start building a supply

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Where I labored they offered me the breast pump mins after giving birth. I finally took it the next day so been pumping since 2 days ppd. I have a freezer stash of over 1250oz at 10 week ppd.

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If you are able to EBF right now I would wait longer than 2 weeks. Make sure breastfeeding is fully established and baby is growing well. I wouldn’t start pumping till 4-6 wks and even then just once or twice a day. If you’re going back to work I would start pumping more to get started around 10 wks (obviously this is assuming a 12 wks leave which isn’t the case for everyone). 
But I don’t know if you’re going back to work at all but if it’s sooner than 12 wks than I would go with what the LC said. 
If you’re not working at all I would wait till 12 wks to even start if it’s for the occasional bottle for when you are ready to venture out.

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The recommendation here is to wait 4 weeks to pump, but I know a lot of mom start a bit sooner (like 2 weeks).

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Once your nursing bond is established and you both have settled into a good routine and you get a sense for what time of day you may have extra milk over what baby needs. I had to start pumping within a few days of giving birth simply because I have an oversupply problem that interferes with baby's ability to latch, poor thing started choking and spluttering from the milk shooting out of my boobs lol. I would pump a few ounces to relieve the pressure after the longer stretches between nursing sessions, or empty one boob with the pump while baby emptied the other boob and built up a stash in the freezer that way.

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5 weeks

When to start pumping

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