Power pumping?

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My son is 2 months and I’m exclusively breastfeeding at the moment but I saw a power pumping “challenge” to boost milk supply and I thought about giving it a try since sometimes I feel like I’m not making enough milk but someone in the comments said that power pumping is actually bad so now I’m really confused? First time mom here so any tips and and advice would be really appreciate it!

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There is a website that has a lot of resources.  Im a ftm and not sure about breastfeeding. I look to this site for help sometimes https://kellymom.com

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I exclusively pumped for my daughter and I would sometimes power pump to boost my supply (usually about 2 oz). I pumped for 30 mins, break for 10 mins, pump for 10 and then break for 10 and another pump for 10 mins.

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After working with a lactation consultant I learned how the body works in this regard. Basically when your nipples are stimulated, through baby BF or pumping, it signals your body to produce more milk. So if you Bf say every 3 hrs, your body will be ready to feed every 3 hrs. If baby doesn’t nurse as much at night, your body will go adjust to that and continue producing for the day feedings but less at night. So if you power pump for a few days then your body will adjust and be ready to feed whenever you told it to be ready. It takes 2-4 days for your body to change so just be mindful of that.

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