Lindz8:
First, you are making enough milk for your daughter. Well done! I'll share my breastfeeding/pumping experience with you in hopes that it will help you feel more secure in your body's ability to make exactly how much she needs. I have a 7-month-old and I've been back to work for 4 months now. I work 12 hour shifts. I've always pumped ...
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I've got a 5-month-old at home and work 3 days a week for 12 hr shifts. I have thus far been able to exclusively feed him breast milk either via nursing or pumping and bottle feeding. I found out almost by mistake that I can increase the amount of milk I express while pumping if I compress the breast at the same time.
Has anyone else had ...
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I have had some luck with this. A few things helped me that may help you:
1) are you in a quiet and relaxing place while pumping? I'm an RN and I work long 12-hr shifts. If I'm sitting in my office but thinking about everything happening with my patients, I don't have a milk ejection reflex.
2) are you feeling milk let down while pumping? ...
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If it seems that the shield size is correct, try using a different style. I find that the soft shields aren't as comfortable for me as the personal fit ones (those are the rigid plastic ones). It may be worth a try to buy and try a size up or down just for kicks to be doubly sure you have the right size for you.
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