finding time to pump???

Question

I just can't seem to find the time every 2-3 hrs to pump. How are you ladies managing your time? I think I get too caught up with the little guy and I forget to pump. (Also, he had lots of problems latching, so we are trying to feed him breast milk via bottle.)

Any advice is welcome!!!

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Ask your lactation nurse from the hospital about helping with your baby latching mine helped me while I was in the hospital and  gave me some pointers that I've been using at home

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I pump just before every feeding so it's part of a routine. Pump, diaper change, bottle, enjoy baby time!

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My little man took a couple weeks to latch to the boobs. And being in the nicu and then coming home then back cus he had a slight temp. So its been crazy. So i pump when i can, but have been giving him both breast milk and formula, so hes now accustomed to formula just in case i stop supplying, since my left boob doesn't produce much from the start.

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I'm finding it near impossible to consistently pump.  My 3 week old has a crazy feeding schedule.  Sometimes he cluster feeds every hour and a half, others he'll go 3 or 4 hours without nursing or only does a small 10 minutes or less feeding and falls asleep, so then I can actually pump.  I just shoot for doing it when I can, not on some specific schedule.  Baby is going to be a better way at maintaining supply anyways, so as long as he's feeding every few hours and I get a good 3-5 ounces for the day from pumping I don't stress about pumping on a regular schedule.

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I am finding this difficult too. With recent developments (my mom is in cardiac ICU right now), I am about to just give up finding time. The stress is about killing me.

I was managing to just make sure I pumped in between feedings. Since he was eating about 3 oz every 3 hours, I was making sure that between that feeding and the next I pumped at least 3 oz. It was working. I would wait till he went to sleep so I could wrangle the toddler so I could sit for 30 minutes (also good considering I had a C-section 3 weeks ago and still need to take it easy!). I would also set alarms to remind me so I had time to kinda get ready to pump. That helped the most...

finding time to pump???

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