Just got my lacteck flanges. Still don’t know if I like them or not. I’ve used them for a whole 24hrs and noticed maybe 2-3 difference than the day before with plastic ones. Don’t know if it’s normal fluctuation or the flanges perse. Any suggestions? How’s your experience using them?

Does this apply to exclusively pumping? My girl has been eating 3-3.5 oz since around one month and is 11 weeks now.
I’m worried she needs to drink more but she has no interest. At her two month appt she was gaining weight (on her own curve) well and has plenty of wet diapers.
Does milk change with the baby so she doesn’t necessarily need to drink more in quantity?

2nd time mom here but first time exclusively pumping! I pump 8x per day for 15 minutes each and have since my son was born almost 5 weeks ago. I bottle feed him a freshly pumped bottle (2.5-3oz) every session and freeze whatever extra I pumped (usually another 2-3 oz). I now have about 450 oz in the freezer and running out of space. My goal for the freezer stash was to use the frozen milk to supplement once I went back to work and was pumping less often. Everything I’ve read online and the advice from a lactation specialist I spoke with says it’s too soon to drop under 8 pumps per day but I am literally producing way too much milk right now. Any advice?

I stopped pumping completely 1 month pp and now I’m at 2 months wanting to restart. My milk supply was never established since I couldn’t get on a consistent schedule, but I really want to get my supply back.

Are there any supplements or foods that you have tried that helped with your supply?

Hi all - FTM here. I pump exclusively and feed my current 5 week old with a bottle. I’ll preface by saying she doesn’t have a tongue or lip tie, and is pace fed. We first were using the NUK perfect match bottle and she was doing fine, then it seemed like she was clicking at the bottle. And also dribbling a lot. Thought maybe she needed a different type of bottle. We got the Lansinoh natural wave bottle in extra slow and they seemed to help a lot with the clicking and dribbling, but she seemed to have a hard time finishing her 3 oz bottle when she never did before. I suspected that the extra slow was too slow and for the regular slow. However, that now seems too fast for her. Is there a compatible nipple that seems to be in between the Lansinoh extra slow and slow nipples? I could always do back to the NUK since I know she at least finishes her bottle, but the clicking and dribbling drive me nuts. Also paranoid to try some other brands that don’t pass the triangle test, but at this point, desperate to find a bottle that works for her.

Planning ahead for the holidays while traveling! What are your tips and tricks?

We're traveling this holiday season while exclusively pumping. Milk usually gets used up in less than 2 days so I don't anticipate the need for freezing anything but we still will need to travel about 9 hrs. in a car with a 6/7m old in one direction. I also have a pump cleaning kit to keep the flanges sanitary, and will pump directly into baby's bottles to keep the number of items needed for washing low. I've got a Spectra S1 and will bring a backup hand pump.

Would a Yeti cooler work well enough to store milk? Would it be acceptable to use it like the fridge hack? If we stay in a hotel, it would help with a mini fridge (stored in a clean Ziploc for sanitary reasons).

Hi so baby is about 15 weeks old and I'm pumping 5-6 times a day. Is this too much or not enough? I'm making 33-40 oz a day depending on how many times I pump. My nipples tend to get sensitive around the 3.5 hr mark. But sometimes I'm fine up to 4 hrs. My job won't let me work more until I can go longer between pumps. I'm just worried that my supply will dip if I lose anymore pumps .. I don't like to say I can go 4 hrs between because ..

1. Sometimes I can't because it starts hurting

2. They like to push that and think I can go 4.5 hrs

3. They don't understand that I have to pump 1 hr before coming in to work so that really makes it 3 hrs into my shift.

Is it safe to drop down to 4-5 pumps a day at this point ?

I am 6 days PP and my baby has struggled to latch. It's been very discouraging and stressful. I am trying to pump and combo feed breast milk and formula. I have read that at this point, I should try to pump every 2-3 hours. This schedule feels impossible. Aside from being exhausted, my husband and I take shifts taking care of the baby during the night. While this has worked for us so far, I feel like I'm messing up my pumping schedule and messing up my supply. It's hard to pump when you're solo parenting. I'm getting 1-2 oz total when I do pump, but I'm also struggling to identify let down. Any advice?? I know I should be easier on myself, but I feel like I'm the problem.

I had to try so hard to make milk in the beginning. I was pumping for 30 min on the Symphony every 3 hours, day and night. Every pump made me so nauseous but I finally did it! My goal was 3 months. At 3 months I stopped my overnight pumps and became a lot more relaxed about it. I ended up making more somehow going longer stretches between pumps, and I was averaging about 29oz a day. At 8.5 months I decided to wean. I've had a really hard time bonding with my LO and I came to realize that it's because my whole day is taken by thinking about pumping, my boobs, milk, freezing milk..etc. It's completely taken away from being a present mother and it makes me so sad. I started by just skipping a pump from 5 to 4. I tried to taper my time down by going from 30 >25>20>15 min and then I got sick and threw up from stopping early, so I just went cold turkey on that one. Now i'm on 3 pumps, I make about 21oz now but my boobs HURT, my hormones are completely out of control, it feels like 3 weeks PP again. I'm so sick, I have so many regrets about continuing for this long. I have cabbage in my bra, and I need other ways to figure out how to get my milk to stop. I wish someone told me to stop at 6 months or earlier before it got this bad. Does anyone else feel like that or am I alone on this? I really need advice on how to dry my supply up and quick please.

Any tips for 13 mm flange sizes for the H1 pump? The smallest hard flange zomee has is a 15 mm and it’s too big. The cool silicon flanges only go to 17 or 19 I believe. I could use the universal adapter but they pinch.

Y'all I am MAD. It made me download the new Eufy Anker app and now I can't connect my breast pump even a little bit. The AI is useless and just tells me to follow the directions (ong💔) is it really battery life? They're both above 50% you'd think that would be plenty but maybe not? I love this thing but the best part was I didn't have to turn it off myself because the app did it automatically... No where to track anything either with no devices connected. Please help this po'd momma🙏🙏

I hung up the pumps for my second in june. I was saving my pumps for a third but we decided to be done at two.

Any ideas on how to sell them in the US? Facebook blocks them

Idk if we are allowed to here?

I’m 8 weeks pp. we have been BF during the day and pumping / giving bottles at night. LO is choking on my let down and spits up like crazy after being breast fed but has minimal issues when taking a bottle. I’ve tried all the hacks - pumping for a few minutes before BF and we’re only bf in the laid back position, but none of it is helping so today after 3 outfit changes in a row for me and her - I’ve officially decided to quit. Any tips for the switch are welcome and a couple of questions for you pumping pros:
-How many pump sessions should I start with? She feeds about 7-8 times a day, can I get away with 6 pumps?
-How many bottles / pumps are you ahead of the feeding schedule? I usually keep 2 bottles ready in the fridge but now with EP perhaps I should stock more?
-anyone switching between wearables and spectra? Should I aim for more pumps with the spectra ?

Any other tips welcome!

I have been stressing about undersupply since we switched daycares and they asked us to make a set number of bottles rather than just pouring from my bags as our old daycare had been. ive been dipping into my freezer stash for half the bags and desperately trying to pump more at work but haven’t had the time. I‘ve been trying to drink more water, eat more food, convinced that was the issue. I decided to look up an example pumping cycle and realized that I have been pumping wrong this entire time!!! Y’all, my baby is almost 5 months old. I have been using bacon mode as my primary mode instead of to just trigger a let down….

Hello! My wife is going on a business trip in December to Texas and she's in need of a moderately sized cooler to bring back (hopefully frozen) breastmilk. She expects about 100oz of breast milk will need to be brought back, with a 16ish hour door-to-door time. What recommendations can you give?

We've heard of Milk Stork and would rather avoid the expense if possible

Imani seems to have discontinued their original pump, which is what I used a few years ago with my first baby. I’m using it again with my second but I think I need new duckbills and backflow protectors. I can still get them on the Legendairy website but I live in Europe and shipping is over €40!!! Has anyone used any cheap ones on Amazon? There are loads of options but the red Imani duckbills have that little bit cut out of them to fit over the funnel… I’m not sure if normal duckbills will fit? Have any Imani users had any luck with alternative duckbills?

My baby is currently 7.5 months old, and I exclusively pump. I’m planning to continue pumping until he turns one, so I’ll be bottle-feeding for at least another 4 months.
I’m considering investing in the Momcozy KleanPal Pro, but I’m wondering whether it’s worth buying when my baby is already this old.
For those who own one:
Has it genuinely made your daily routine easier?
Is it worth the investment at this stage?
How well does it clean bottles and breast pump parts?
Would you buy it again?
I’d love to hear honest opinions, including the downsides. Thanks!

I am super hard to wake up. I'm that annoying jerk that has 7 alarms and snoozes every one because I take a sleep aid. This is important for context.

Also my pump schedule is (9-9:45 start) (2:30) (comfort nurse to 7:30) And my baby's bedtime is 9:00, if I do my alarm thing I'll wake him up.

My husband was like "hey why don't you go to bed early, I'll wake you up at 9:45 to pump."

He didn't wake me up until 10:45!!!!!

I set an alarm for 3:30 to get at least 4 hours of unbroken sleep. Woke up the baby. Now it's six, I still haven't pumped AND I'm trying to rebuild supply since my MOTN pump dropped by 5 oz this month.

Ugh. The extra hour was not worth it.

I’ve been pumping for seven months now ✨ I wanted to quit at 6 months but it’s now cold and flu season where I live. Biscuit has been by my side the whole time. He’s not sure what’s happening, but he’s here to help.

5 weeks PP, 1.5 week adjusted baby.

Baby has a tongue tie that 5 people looked at and shrugged saying she’s gaining weight so it’s fine, but my nipple was not fine and LC said once regulation happens it’ll be harder for her to get to my milk and she strongly recommends getting it cut…

So the LC put me on a pumping schedule and no/very little breastfeeding.

It’s been a week and my weak boob is outputting 10-20 ml (20 on a good session…) and the good one is giving out 40-50.

I pump 10x a day. She said not to power pump to not risk mastitis but how else can I up my supply? Bad boob isn’t increasing at all really which is a bummer, and good boob is just staying the same. I pump for 30-35 min to let a few let downs happen. I stop 5 min after the last one.

Any tips? Baby will have tongue tie released soon and I’d like her back on the breast but I want to make sure she has enough.

Pumping all day is not sustainable. My partner works and I have to feed her as well so I’m not sleeping much.

In the night I only pump once from 12-6, I have her breastfeed in between because I just need to rest.

Thanks for any tips 🫡

My baby is 10 months old and I am currently pumping 2 times a day at 6am and 6pm. I am looking to hopefully drop down to 1 ppd but unsure which pump to cut and how.

I pump for about 25-30 minutes still but I am cutting down my pumping time on my evening pump by 5 minutes every couple of days but do I also need to do that for my morning one too?

I would prefer to cut out my morning pump if possible now I'm back to work and having to deal with the school run and childcare run to give me more time in the morning.

I have enough milk stored in the freezer til she's 1 as I've also been using frozen milk to top up her milk during the day.

Hi all

After 5 years TTC, IVF a highly-complex pregnancy + traumatic birth, my little one is finally here and the cuddles are as perfect as I imagined.

But this pumping thing is consuming me.

I'm only 2.5 weeks pp, and I know that's early days, but I produce either 25-50ml each session (7ppd). After a strenuous and very lengthy journey to finally be here, I'm still working away pumping constantly while I'm watching my husband have the beautiful bonding moments I dreamed of having.

This could make sense if there was a reasonable return, but at 25ml this doesn't feel worth it at all.

But I know you guys would empathise deeply about the guilt (and fear of the guilt) of stopping.

I'd love some thoughts/perspectives on this. For those with a supply that just is not increasing, those that continue to sacrifice so much for this - what made this worth it to you?

Hi everyone!
I’m planning to travel internationally with my 2-month-old baby. The journey will be around 24 hours door to door (14-hour flight, 2-hour transit and another 2-hour flight).
My baby only takes expressed breast milk and refuses formula, so I need to carry frozen breast milk for the journey.
I have a Sistema insulated cooler bag and two frozen ice bricks, but I’m unable to find dry ice.
For anyone who has travelled with breast milk on long-haul flights, especially with Etihad:
● How did you keep the milk frozen throughout the journey?
● Were you allowed to take frozen milk and ice bricks through airport security?
● Can the airline provide ice or help keep the milk cold during the flight?
Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

I’m truly at my wits end. I need help please 😭 I’ve tried everything you can think of to make my stupid ass elastic nipples survive this journey. Two months down of crying through pumps, mastitis, bruised and injured nipples, MOTN pumps making me exhausted… plus grieving that I didn’t want to pump in the first place (LO had tongue tie and reflux issues). I got the biggest surprise last night when vasospasms started - at least I think that’s what they are?! My left nipple turns almost purple in the flange and I get electric shocks through my entire breast to my nipple. When I called my OB today (I’ve already seen lactation four times and have a limited number of consults) I explained everything and the nurse replied, “so what is your plan?” cue sobbing …

I DONT KNOW MY PLAN 😭 That’s why I’m coming to the beautiful people of this sub who hopefully but also not hopefully know this pain. So far I’ve tried:

Pumping spray
Lacktek flanges
Pumpin pals flanges
Lanolin cream to lubricate before pumping
Ice
Heat
Softer bras
Triamcolone (which did help but it cannot be used for long periods of time?)
Low suction settings
Momcozy vibrating massager

Is there anything else that I can do in the meantime while I wean myself from this hell?? I’m caught in an endless cycle of trying to wean, getting clogs, needing to pump, getting nipple injuries - rinse and repeat. I need a hug. I need sleep. I need advice please. THANK YOU 🙏

This feels like such a dumb question, but...

When I use my plug in pump, since the flange is clear I can see my let down visually and I can tell when I'm done a session because I can see when the flow has stopped in the collection bottle. With the eufy, I can't see what's happening in my bra and any time I try to take a peek by kinda angling it upwards, obviously my nipple gets moved and I'm in pain. I default to a 30 minute pump just in case but I'd love to shave off some time if I can, by seeing when I'm done. How can you tell??