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Battery Operated Breast Pump
Asked by M.W. from Washington DC
on August 23, 2010
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I currently use the Medela pump in style electric breast pump.. and love it! I use it at work, in the car...where ever there is an outlet. However, I am going to DC fo...
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- The medela pump with the battery operated part is amazing. I love using it. All you need to get is the electric pump part and just use it with your current pieces.
- M., I use the Medela Freestyle, which is very small and light. For me, one full charge lasts a week, pumping twice a day. It is a double pump.
- I had the Madela backpack, battery operated. I used it everyday and had no problem using it.
BF Is Turning Out to Be a Complete Failure! Sad, Need Advise and Help
Asked by C.H. from Visalia
on March 21, 2009
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My daughter is 10 days old and I have been wanting to bf soo bad. (I tried with my son 5 years ago and I was never able to provide enough milk) I had a c/s and it too...
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- I haven't read the other responses, but my words of advice are this: Don't assume that you are ONLY making the amount of milk that you can pump out. No pump is as ef...
- C., I agree with the woman that said do both you and your baby a favor, buy a bottle, formula and don't worry. Sometimes you can do everything correctly and it just i...
- Take a deep breath, calm down. You need to be relaaaaaaxed for breast milk to come. Are you eating enough? It takes 500 calories to make a days worth of breast milk, i...
Low Milk Supply
Asked by A.G. from Dallas
on October 12, 2006
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I posted a request a couple of weeks ago about my milk not coming in yet.
Well the good news is...my milk is finally in, but I still am able to pump not even an oun...
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- I was never able to actually breast feed but I pumped until he was 4 months. I used the Medela and loved it. The next best thing is to rent one of the hospital grade...
- My baby girl is 3 mos old. We had some problems initially because she was jaundiced and wasn't nursing enough so my milk supply went down. I got it to come up by usi...
- A., I had the same anxieties when I started nursing my son. I wasn't sure what to expect and there is that constant fear that I'm not feeding my baby enough. Howeve...
How Can I Pump Enough Milk to Return to Work and Still Breast Feed My Son?
Asked by D.C. from Fresno
on May 27, 2008
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I am returning to work in few months and am worried about being able to pump enough milk to feed my son while I'm working. He is 3 months old and I would like to cont...
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- Hello D., First of all...don't worry. Whenever I was anxious - I would always find it harder to pump and often found that I would pump less. I pumped and worked ...
- You will be able to pump a lot more, because pumping will replace the feeding and the more you do it the easier it will get. My daughter ate around 30 ounces (6 ounce ...
- Before I returned to work I started pumping every morning while nursing my daughter. It’s a little bit of a juggling act but having her there helped with let down a...
Can't Pump as Much as Daughter Seems to eat...ideas?
Asked by C.E. from Minneapolis
on January 9, 2009
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I can never seem to pump as much as my daughter will take from a bottle. She is 4mos old and finishes anywhere from 4-5oz from a bottle, but I can usually only pump 75...
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- There are lots of great websites out there to offer help (kellymom.com, workandpump.com, etc.), and there are lots of ways to help with pumping. I didn't respond to t...
- Oh, C.! You are not alone! My little one is almost 7 months now and I've been pumping since the beginning to get my milk up. It's been a challenge, but I haven't had t...
- Hi C.: I had the same problem when I was nursing my son. A friend explained that I wasn't alone and that stressing about it only made it worse. She also recommend...
Troubles with Milk Supply When Pumping
Asked by K.H. from Dallas
on December 5, 2008
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I own the medela swing -- i did have the playtex double pump but it was awful -- but when i pump i only can get about 2oz in 20+ minutes. i know i produce enough milk ...
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- One thing about pumping is you kind of have to teach yourself. The more you do it the faster your body will let down for the pump. Then eventually it will become autom...
- I agree with the relaxing thing! I had to put myself in a position like I was nursing and stop worrying about how fast/much came out. Baby's mouth is much more effic...
- It doesn't sound like supply is your issue but I will make a suggestion on that front anyway 'cause when I went back to work I needed the extra help. DILL, the herb. I...
Not Enough in the Boobs
Asked by C.C. from Little Rock
on January 28, 2007
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My sweet little munchkin is in daycare all day, and they have recently requested that i send more in his bottles. He is almost four months old and is totally on track...
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- Hello C., Many mothers find that their milk goes down once they start emptying their breast less than 8-10 times a day. For a little while we can keep up but the mo...
- You may have already heard all this in previous responses, but there is a tea you can get at the health store called Mother's Milk that is supposed to increase milk pr...
- Good for you for trying. I never seemed to get enough when I pumped. He may have to take more formula, or, at four mos., he may be ready for rice cereal. You might try...
Latch Was Never good;Never Produced a Lot of milk;BFing at Home; Pumping at Work
Asked by S.R. from San Francisco
on June 6, 2010
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Hi Moms,
My first baby was born via C-section, she is 5 months old. The nurses gave me a nipple shield for latching problems because my body was still on drugs and ...
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- My son never latched on and I pumped exclusively for 16 months. I had to get over that he wasn't latching on and realize that I was providing the most phenomenal food...
- I agree with the moms that say you can pump exclusivly. As far as the bonding part you can just do skin to skin while you bottle feed her in the am and pm or whenever ...
- I'm a peer counselor with Nursing Mothers Counsel (in the Bay Area), and while I do recommend you see a lactation consultant for latch issues, I can answer a few of yo...
Pumping Enough??
Asked by L.P. from Chicago
on October 25, 2006
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I just started back to work last week and I am breastfeeding my 7-week old exclusively. I seemed to start off last week pumping with no problem, being able to pump ju...
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- Please get in touch with a lactation consultant! There is so much they can tell you that I can't in this website. Are you near St. Alexius Med Ctr.? They have a lac...
- L., This might sound like strange advice,but I nursed all 3 of my girls for over a year and am now nursing my son who is 6 weeks old. I waited for my milk to let dow...
- L., I work full time and pumped at work until last month...for almost 1 year! My son still nurses in the morning but is on solids and no longer uses a bottle. H...
Letting down to the Pump/increasing Milk Supply
Asked by L.L. from Seattle
on May 8, 2009
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Due to ongoing latching difficulties and my 7 week old daughter's "failure to thrive" I have had to make the tough decision to switch her to bottle feeding. Her latch...
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- My daughter was born a week after yours and had latching issues as well. She didn't seem to recognize that anything was in her mouth and therefore wouldn't latch on. ...
- L., I would contact the nursing mother's counsel. They are a local, volunteer group of lactation consultants. They may be able to offer you some tips on pumping. ...
- I haev a 5 1/2 month old that I pump for while I am at work. what has worked for me is to eat oatmeal everyday, (yes it gets boring!) drinking about 128 ozs of water a...
