How are you all scheduling pumping while at work?

Question

I don’t produce enough through pumping exclusively for my LO yet, so I’m needing to up my supply. How are you ladies managing a pumping schedule at work? Do I try every 2 hours for 15 mins? Every hour for 10?? HELP!!

Answer

I’m preparing to go back to work in a few weeks after baby#2 and have been trialing my schedule which is similar to what I did with baby #1. I just talked to my LC on Monday and my schedule is looking like this:
Nurse throughout the night (where baby wakes up- around 2am has been typical)
Nurse in the morning (5am -6am based on baby) and then pump after feeding 15-20 minutes depending on time
Pump at 9am for 20 minutes or so
Pump at noon for 20 minutes or so
Pump at 3pm for 20 minutes or so 
Nurse and pump or just pump at 6pm
Nurse at 9pm and then pump for 15-20 minutes. 
I’m still working in my eighth removal-  one day it was around 7:30pm and one night it was 11-ish pm- I have just been going off of my sons cues. 
My LC said to try and get at least 8 removals of milk out because that’s typically what an average BF baby will eat. 
Also, using the haakaa during nursing will help build your stash. 
Good luck and don’t stress too much. Make sure you are hydrated. Eating oatmeal has helped a bit.

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I would look up the lactation network online and Mark urgent . They can match you with a lactation consultant who can help you create a pumping schedule at work, 
You also can try to Google pumping at work schedules online. In theory you’d want to pump as many times as your baby is taking a bottle to keep up with the demand. I pumped 3 times at work. Morning, lunch hour, afternoon . Then once at home I would also do a “before I go to bed” pump .

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I was a pretty good producer so I would do when I got up in the am, sometimes right before leaving for work, then had it scheduled in my calendar for 30 mins at 11am and again at 3pm. I was pumping for about 20 mins each time. For you id aim for 20-30 mins every two hours.

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I pump every 3 hours at work and got about 15 mins. I started that before going back to work to start my body being used to it. I keep the same times as much as possible and my body adjusted. To get what I need, I have to drink crazy amounts of water. It’s hard to keep my pumping supply up this time around (it wasn’t this hard with my first) but I can typically get 12-16 oz that way. For my hours my son drinks about 14-15 oz when I’m at work. Be sure you’re staying hydrated and relaxed as best as you can. Stress and dehydration will hurt your supply.

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I'd pump when I got up. Then I'd get ready, pack the car, etc before getting g baby up. Then I'd nurse her. When I got to school, I'd pump on my morning special/prep time. I'd pump again after classes were finished. Then I'd nurse again when I got home. At baby's bedtime, she'd have a bottle of milk while I pumped (she ate more and slept longer). I kept this up for a year. She had pumped milk until 20 months. It would have been longer but about 2 months of my stored milk was compromised.

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Right now are you pumping after nursing? I ask because you’ll get much less than if you are not doing both. I pumped after nursing every session for a week or so to have a “stash” then when I went back to work I pumped every time the baby would be eating. Baby nurses at 9:00 I’d pump at 9:00. I would pump at least 15-20 minutes or until I got enough to fill a bottle for that same time the next day. So at 9:00 I pump 4oz or however much and then that’s the bag I give for the 9:00 bottle the next day. Fridays pumping I would freeze over the weekend and then thaw Sunday night for Monday. I’d nurse as often as needed over the weekend.

How are you all scheduling pumping while at work?

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