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Pumping Enough To Store And Still Breastfeed?

1 posts on this thread and the last post was on July 23rd, 2008 12:25 PM
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LanaMama - July 23rd, 2008 4:28 AM
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I've been trying to pump enough milk so that I could go on a vacation for 5 days, but I can't seem to pump enough to store and still have enough breast milk left to feed my baby without giving her the milk I had just pumped. I've tried to pump after she feeds on that particular breast, but I only get drops. What should I do?

schreck - July 23rd, 2008 12:25 PM

Continue to pump for a little while after each feeding. You will start to produce more milk in a couple of days because of the demand going up. You can also try pumping a little between feedings. Hopefully the vacation isn't really soon so that you have time to store up what you need.