pumping at work advice?

Question

I've been fortunate enough to take six months off and my daughter has been EBF during this time. I'm going back to work in a week and want some advice about pumping! how often in an 8 hour period do you pump? do you always pump for set amount of time like 15 min? has your supply kept up after a few months? my LO sometimes snacks every two hours at home but she can go up to four hours between feedings. thanks!!

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I pump 2-3 times in an 8 hour day. My son eats 5 oz 3 times a day while I'm away. 
Big tip I have is buy a pumping bra! I have one that's lasinoh brand, it adjusts to any size. When I first started I did watch videos or look at photos of my son to help with let down. Now my body seems to have gotten the hang of it and I don't have to. The medela brand steam bags and wipes are handy to have. I use tommee tippee bottles and recently bought an adaptor to pump directly into them. Pump parts can go in a ziplock bag and refrigerated during the day. I currently pump for 20 minutes at a time, and make enough milk for one extra bottle. I freeze that, because due to work policy I can only pump until he's a year. I rotate my freezer stash to have some extra on hand when that time comes.

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One tip I know: look at a picture or a video of you baby to help with let down and to increase your relaxation and oxytocin.

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At first, I was pumping every three hours 9:30, 12:30 and 3:30 but now I've been able to stretch my sessions to every four hours and I produce a few ounces more. Make sure you drink lots of water while working. It'll help keep your milk regulated

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I pump every 3 hours. You should pump as often as your LO feeds while you are away so for me my LO has 3 bottles so I pump 3 times. I pump until  no more comes out which is about 10 minutes for me. With setup and cleanup that is about 20 min. I recommend the book Work, Pump, Repeat. It really helped me figure out pumping at work. I've been doing it for about 1.5 months now and it hasn't been so bad!

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Even though I had a room I have chose to pump in my car our parking lot is private and I still cover myself. I found it to be relaxing and sometime I am able to FaceTime with baby. I pump at 7:15 right before work (15 min) at lunch 12:00 (15 min) and again at 4:00 (15 min) I am able to keep my supply up and though it makes a busy day I know I can handle it.

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I couldn't manage to pump at work, even though they have me a little lockable room to use I just couldn't relax enough for my milk to flow 🙁 so we started giving formula during the day and I breastfeed at night. I hope you are more successful!

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