Breastfeeding/pumping question?

Question

FTM with 2 week old baby boy 💙 I would really like to pump milk so my husband can feed our son and I can get some rest. 
BUT I’m worried I’m not going to be able to pump enough... 
-I tried to pump when I got home from the hospital (day 3) with only a few drops. 
-I tried again to pump on day 6 while I fed him on one side and only got .5 oz in 20 minutes. I pumped again for just under an ounce and he ate it in one go and wanted more so I was up anyway to feed him. I haven’t tried since. 
-Worried that my breasts don’t leak when I’m feeding my son on one side nor when I’m not feeding him. Anyone else have this but can pump just fine?
Our son is gaining weight so I don’t think supply is an issue. 
Is there a secret to this? The lactation consultant said not to pump for 4 weeks but I definitely need a break. Any insight/tips you have would be appreciated!!💕🤗

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Look into getting a Haaka they are great! I use it on the opposite boob every time I nurse and I’ll only get 5-6oz throughout the whole day. But thats plenty for one bottle feeding. So my hubs gives her a bottle every night usually around 12-1am while I have a glass of wine and fall asleep. It’s been really helpful! My LO is 5w and has been sleeping 5-8 hours during the night since the first week so I get a pretty good chunk of sleep and when I wake up around 6-8 I feel great. My boobs are pretty engorged by then lol but it’s worth it for some sleep lol. My hubs doesn’t have to be at work till 10am so he also is able to get enough sleep so it’s been a great system for us :)

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I found trying to pumping the first two weeks to be so stressful 
I highly recommend the Hakka 
When you’re feeding on one side you’d tick the Hakka one the other. 
The amount you’re making right now is great! Baby is only drinking drops to maybe half an ounce at a time right now. Well actually at two weeks it may be up to an ounce. 
Pump after you’ve fed baby, but know that you may impact their feeding for the rest of the day and end up cluster feeding bc you’re not producing a lot yet and so you’re actually taking away from baby by pumping. This is what I found so stressful. We ended up just feeding her what we had just pumped - and I was so confused bc I was like “isn’t the point of pumping to save it for later?!” The problem is, so early, you’re literally making just enough (if even enough) for baby so you don’t really have any “extra”. Also you’re super sleep deprived and stayin up another 20 min to pump is a lot. 
Long story short, that’s why I was told to stop pumping and try again after a few weeks. I didn’t “pump” but I would use the Hakka once or twice s day / usually if baby slept a little longer than usual (middle of the night) and I was fairly confident she’d only want to drink from one side. The Hakka is also great bc you do it while you’re feeding and so it doesn’t take any extra time. I got the Nature’s Bond version not the Hakka version, they’re all the same.

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It is best to pump in the morning bc you have more milk. Make sure the flanges fit correctly.

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Well, in general you want to pump at least once for every bottle your baby gets, so it doesn't always work for getting rest.
If you're pumping after nursing, then you won't get much at first. When I needed to up my supply, I had to pump after every nursing session for at least 10 minutes even if I wasn't getting significant milk.

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