pumping schedule??

Question

For those who exclusively pump.. how often do you pump? How long do you pump for? DD is 2 weeks and nursing isn't going great, but I still want her to get breastmilk so I am pumping, but I don't seem to be producing as much anymore or as much as she is taking... I she been pumping after 2-3 hours for 15-20 minutes, but I want to make sure I'm not losing my supply

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Kellymom is a great website for all things breastfeeding, including advice for exclusively pumping. At this stage you should aim for pumping 8-12 times a day (every 2 hours and no more than 3) around the clock for 20 minutes... you need to be diligent about this to build your supply, because pumps are not as good as babies at removing your milk... the more milk you express, the more you are signaling your body to make more milk.

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The first week I pumped every 3 hours for 20 minutes. Second week I moved to every 4 hours for 25 minutes. Now this week I am doing every 6 hours for 25 minutes. I am making 5-6oz on each side each time I pump. I probably wouldn't have had to change my pumping times/time in between but I already have to go back to work next week and I waitress so I can't be pumping every 4 hours.

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Also it's about 20 minutes per session.

At 2 weeks I was still pumping 5-6 times a day.

Around 8 weeks ish I dropped to about 4.

If you drop pumps you need to pump longer and not let yourself stop til you pump more or you will decrease supply.

Example if you normally get 4.5 ounces every 3 hours

If you go 6 hours try to pump until you get 9 ounces.

That's how I kept my supply.

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It'll be 6 months on June 15th.
I just went back to work May 22.
Before going to work it was every 6-8 hours -4 pumps a day. I reduced a lot around 2 months because I wanted to quit pumping.

Since May 22 
6:30am 14-15 ounces 
3:30 or 4pm 13-14 ounces 
8pm 7-8 ounces 
 
So between 34-36 ounces per day

I need to drink more water and quit taking unisom if I want to make any more than that.

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6 months pp. I used to pump every time she ate, religiously. And I would pump until milk stopped coming out plus 5 minutes.  Never had any supply issues.

Now... I TRY to pump every 5 hours when awake and up to 8 hours over night. Pumping sessions now usually take 20 to 30 minutes depending on which pump I'm using and how long it's been since last pump. I always make sure I pump until milk stops, but no longer than that.

There have been nights I've gone 10 hours without pumping. I get lazy with it sometimes.

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I was every 2-3 hours for 20 minutes in the beginning. Now I'm at 5ppd and 6mpp. 20 minutes each, with the morning pump at 45 minutes.

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I pump every 3 hours and since I have a single pump I do 20 min on either side. I have a slacker boob so I do an extra 10 min  on that side every other pumping

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