power pumping- how often??

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Trying to increase my supply- tried power pumping (20 on/10 off/10 on/ 10 off/10 on) for three days straight and got no increase. Do I need to go longer? More than once a day?? Typically im only getting about 3-4 oz/day pumping 2-3x/day and would like to 1) get LO off of formula supplement, 2) start stock in freezer for going back to work. <and I’m also doing fenugreek, oatmeal, brewers yeast, fennel, water- basically everything under the sun>

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Steel cut oatmeal really helped my milk supply. As well as nursing my daughter every once in a while. I mostly pump and bottle feed but even putting her on once a day seemed to help as well. Ive heard of power pumping and i would be driven insane being hooked to my pump like that lol

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And defintely powder pump more than once a day and longer for three days. 
Offer your LO the breast instead of the supplement every so often it helps a lot with the supply

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You definitely need to do it more than once a day.

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I was at my brother and Sister-in-Laws house last night and I unexpectedly stayed the night   I woke up around 3 to feed the baby and then about 20 minutes later my left breast became so engorged, I had to lean over to prevent the pressure of my tiny boob expressing the milk out; I remembered she had an extra Hand Breastpump in the cabinet and i actually got twice as much using a manual pump than when I use the electric.  Long story short I’m getting a manual pump tomorrow to alternate electric and manual. I’ll come back with results at a later date.

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My milk came in late, almost a full week after birth and I panicked over whether or not I’d have enough for my son. I pumped for 20 minutes after every single feeding (every two hours) to increase my supply. You want to signal to your body that the baby needs more milk. Pumping after every feeding tricked my body into thinking he was feeding two babies and I got an increased supply (so much so that I gave myself mastitis when I decided to let hubby bottle feed from the expressed milk for a couple of feedings in a row so I could sleep in). I also ate oatmeal chocolate chip lactation cookies and had a fenugreek drink mix at least once a day and drank at least 2 liters of water (my goal was 3 but that just never happened).

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I’m doing the same thing 
Try drinking two full cups of water before you start. And try any of the mothers milk teas I feel like they help me. 
I am also taking fenugreek capsules 
Milk thistle capsules and my prenatal vitamins still. 
Try breast feeding on one and pumping the other, Ive gotten more than usual when I do that 
Try to double pump for 10-15 minutes on and off 
My old boss told me to try pumping every 2 hours. 
Right now I begin to feel engorged every 5 hours on the dot. This app has been a blessing to track it. Even if you start freezing them at small ounce quantities it’s better because then your liquid gold doesn’t get wasted. 
Good Luck

power pumping- how often??

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