If you exclusively pumped

[patbutcher]

Did you wake up at night to pump even once baby was sttn?

What was your rough pumping schedule and how many oz per pump?

How long did you ep pump for and why did you stop?

Would love to hear other people's experiences in general.

[oregonpachey]

I never woke up in the middle of the night. From about a week old to 11 months, I pumped 5 times a day at 7am, 10am, 1pm, 4pm and around 8pm when the kids went to bed.

My first morning pump yielded the most at about 16 oz. The rest of the day was between 8 and 12. I had an oversupply and donated quite a bit of milk.

I stopped EPing at 11 months when my entire family was sick was various illnesses. I had the flu, double ear infection and norovirus within a couple of weeks. I used the freezer stash to get him to a year.

[patbutcher]

Jul 4, 2016 10:06:26 GMT -5 oregonpachey said:

I never woke up in the middle of the night. From about a week old to 11 months, I pumped 5 times a day at 7am, 10am, 1pm, 4pm and around 8pm when the kids went to bed.

My first morning pump yielded the most at about 16 oz. The rest of the day was between 8 and 12. I had an oversupply and donated quite a bit of milk.

I stopped EPing at 11 months when my entire family was sick was various illnesses. I had the flu, double ear infection and norovirus within a couple of weeks. I used the freezer stash to get him to a year.

Holy supply. My morning pump gets me 5oz and I'm all excited about that. All my other pumps get about 3oz so I'm pumping ever 2 hours during the day. Omg I'm so jealous

[patbutcher]

Jul 4, 2016 10:44:36 GMT -5 @starry said:

Jul 4, 2016 10:25:00 GMT -5 patbutcher said:

Holy supply. My morning pump gets me 5oz and I'm all excited about that. All my other pumps get about 3oz so I'm pumping ever 2 hours during the day. Omg I'm so jealous

You only pump one breast though right?

Yeah. True, I'll never be able to have a massive oversupply. I just want enough to feed her.

[jessnpaul]

Ugh... i only pump between 1-3 ounces with both boobs! I don't usually pump overnight but i do pump 6-7 times/day.

[melodramatic26]

I had to get up n the middle of the night because the 2-5am was my biggest producer. Without that pump I couldn't make enough for daycare.

Weeks 1-12 was every 3 hours, no exceptions.

Return to work, 3months to 6 months it was: 6am, 10am, 2pm, 6pm, 10pm, 2-3am.

I pumped around 6-8oz each pump, except early morning I could get close to 10-12.

eta- I stopped at 6 months because this schedule was insane. I was honestly tied to pump all day, even in the weekends. This was also with just one kid. I could not imagine having this tight of a schedule and having another child to care for too-- which is why I only pumped at work for DD2 and didn't even last that long with her.

[degal99]

I got up middle of the night to pump for a few weeks after she started STTN.

I stopped around 5.5 months. I had a bad stomach bug that almost killed my supply and I stopped responding to the pump so I had no way to bring it back. I think it was part mental too though because I wanted to stop but I felt guilty about.

I pumped 6-7 times a day. My best was 8oz one morning. But I usually got 2-4 oz per pump. And I was on dom and taking OTC meds too so I was on the low supply end.

[patbutcher]

Jul 4, 2016 12:09:03 GMT -5 degal99 said:

I got up middle of the night to pump for a few weeks after she started STTN.

I stopped around 5.5 months. I had a bad stomach bug that almost killed my supply and I stopped responding to the pump so I had no way to bring it back. I think it was part mental too though because I wanted to stop but I felt guilty about.

I pumped 6-7 times a day. My best was 8oz one morning. But I usually got 2-4 oz per pump. And I was on dom and taking OTC meds too so I was on the low supply end.

So if you got 2 oz one pump, how did you have enough for a feed? I'm currently giving a bottle of formula for one feed a day so that I have enough to add to the bottles when I don't pump enough. Or did you just feed the 2oz and that's it?

[kate1482]

Did you wake up at night to pump even once baby was sttn? I stopped pumping MOTN at 4.5 months when I went back to work.

What was your rough pumping schedule and how many oz per pump? When I was on maternity leave I tried to pump 5-6 times a day. After I returned to work I pumped at 5am/once at work/5:30pm/ right before bed and left out a bottle for moth feeding.

How long did you ep pump for and why did you stop? 14ish months? I wanted to stop at a year but I had such a oversupply from day 2 that it took forever to wean.

Would love to hear other people's experiences in general. I had a positive EP experience. Dd never latched so I started pumping when she was 24hrs old at the hospital. Things that made it easier (and why I was able to do it so long without going crazy!). Rented a hospital pump. Medela symphony saved me. So quiet and effective. The PISA is loud/hurt/took longer. Hate that thing. Bought 8 sets of pump parts. My Dh did the bottle/pump part cleaning. I put my pump in a separate area and closed the door while I pumped. This was my break/me time. i was lucky that my body responded well to the pump. I had a lot of family help too since dh travels for work. (Watching dd while I pumped/cleaning parts/bottles etc). My mom absolutely loved that she was able to feed dd. Eta- simple wishes pump bra! You need this if you don't already. I had two and would not pump without it. (Cutting a sports bra didn't work for me). Also I let myself eat whatever I wanted. You need a bazillion calories to EP.

[degal99]

Jul 4, 2016 12:24:03 GMT -5 patbutcher said:

Jul 4, 2016 12:09:03 GMT -5 degal99 said:

I got up middle of the night to pump for a few weeks after she started STTN.

I stopped around 5.5 months. I had a bad stomach bug that almost killed my supply and I stopped responding to the pump so I had no way to bring it back. I think it was part mental too though because I wanted to stop but I felt guilty about.

I pumped 6-7 times a day. My best was 8oz one morning. But I usually got 2-4 oz per pump. And I was on dom and taking OTC meds too so I was on the low supply end.

So if you got 2 oz one pump, how did you have enough for a feed? I'm currently giving a bottle of formula for one feed a day so that I have enough to add to the bottles when I don't pump enough. Or did you just feed the 2oz and that's it?

Sorry, I'm not my phone so I'm not as verbose. I did combo feed to fill in the gaps. At my highest output she was only getting two bottles of formula a week.

[ellipsis]

I'd wake up and pump when the baby woke up in the MOTN.

I was pumping 7x per day I think? Whenever the baby was eating, I was pumping. At my peak I was getting around 5-6 ounces per 15-20 minute session. MOTN I would be 8-9 ounces.

I pumped for 3.5 months. I stopped because it was causing me too much anxiety and it was just awful having to plan my entire day around when I would pump next. 

[soozy87]

Jul 4, 2016 9:54:28 GMT -5 patbutcher said:

Did you wake up at night to pump even once baby was sttn?

What was your rough pumping schedule and how many oz per pump?

How long did you ep pump for and why did you stop?

Would love to hear other people's experiences in general.

I EP'ed with my first son for a few months.

No, I didn't wake up once he was STTN, but that wasn't until 6 months. 

I would pump while I fed him a bottle. I don't recall the average oz.

I did it for a few months but stopped once he was able to latch better. 

I didn't produce enough to keep up with him after a few weeks. The stress got to me and I believe that that decreased my output. 

If you are planning on doing this I would suggest going easy on yourself and set small goals. It is a tough thing to do! The best advice I was given was to keep trying to get the baby to feed directly from you (unless there is a reason you are not). 

[sarahsas]

I EP'd for the full year. I stopped waking up to pump when baby started to sttn. This was around 8-9 weeks, which is when I established my supply. I supplemented a little with formula for that 8 weeks but after that did not again. My schedule was roughly 5:30am, 9:30, 1:30, 3:30, 7, 10pm. That's what fit best with my work schedule and dinner/bedtime schedule. I started dropping sessions a couple months before he turned 1. He started to take a lot less BM then while on table food and water plus I had a decent freezer stash.

[everafter07]

No, I did one time, and said never again. I supplemented with formula.