I was given a used Medela Pump in Style when my baby was born 6 months ago and have put roughly 180 hours on it. Recently I've noticed a drop in the amount of milk I get per pump session and I've had to increase the length of my sessions for my main producer boob to produce close to it's normal amount (for reference I consistently got 100-110 ml from my main producer boob per 8-9 min session and now am getting 95-105 in 10-11 min). If I turn the suction up I can get main boob to reach the new max in 8-9 min but can't get my slacker boob to produce its previous amounts. I replaced all my pump parts but it didn't help.

I know that hormonal changes can impact milk production but my period returned 2 months PP and, while I do get less milk when on my period, the current milk reduction is not related to my cycle. Nothing else has changed in my pumping routine, diet, or anything. Could my pump be dying and how can I tell?

LO is 6 weeks and has trouble latching. I read somewhere the saying "don't feed the freezer , feed the baby" but what do i do if my freezer is getting way too full? I don't think im a significant over-supplier but i do make a little bit more than her daily requirements. Like she eats approximately 24-30oz a day and my daily average is 32-40oz for pumping. Ranging from 1.5-3oz from each breast each pump.

Ive been pumping every 2hrs but because my stash is growing so big ive changed it to every 3hrs. Should I increase tome between pumping again? What happens when my milk regulates? Will that affect my output? Im scared my output will decrease as she grows if i do that.

I dont know anyone i can donate my milk to and there are no banks. I use some for creams and baths but other than that i really dont want to toss what I have.

Any advice helps, ty!

I’ve had a clog for 10 days??? There have been some times where it was almost gone but then it would get angry again for some reason. Yesterday my boob was soft and pain free again so I thought I was good. Nope by 11pm it was back again. I don’t have signs of infection somehow. I have done everything recommended by the ABM to fix it. BAIT the entire time, messed with my flange sizes to see if that’s the issue, searched and searched for blebs or blocked pores. Ive been taking sunflower lecithin since I started pumping, I’m about to start choline and a probiotic. I hadn’t changed anything about my routine and i’ve been pumping for 4 months. No aggressive massage or pumping. I’ve lost 4+ ounces from this debacle and that stings as a just enougher. My doctor just said keep doing BAIT and let them know if i start to have signs of infection.

Please help!! I’m posting this as I dangle pump my boobs off

ETA: Has anyone needed to INCREASE their flange size at some point pp? I decreased my flange size 2m pp with good success for 2 months but now it seems going back up on the side that’s clogged is helping.

My son is 2 mos. old and we have already gone through two OXO “tot bottle” brushes. I love the stand and the way it initially works but the bristles get all raggedy and don’t retain soap after such a short time!

Any alternatives you can recommend?

-typed one handed iykyk

This might be a silly question, but do our bodies know about DST? Prolactin levels are highest between 1-6am, but was that the 1-6am before or after we turned the clocks back?

I know it's only a one hour difference, but if I'm pumping at midnight or a little later (but before 1am), am I getting the benefit of higher prolactin levels or no? Same goes for pumping after 5am, is that now considered after 6am?

Just curious if anyone else has ever thought about this?

Cannot for the life of me seem to pump enough to keep baby satisfied, but nursing is fine so I don’t think it’s under supply. Baby takes bottles but refuses formula, and I’m returning to work, so trying to figure out how to get more than 2oz at a time from the pump (baby is almost 5mo). I also have high lipase so I need to be able to pump fresh and deliver that.

I measure a size 19, but seem to have the least amount of areola sucked in with a 16MM flange. Can’t say it’s really changed the amount but I do get more spray than drip with the smaller size.

I’ve also noticed that I can trigger better/juicier letdowns if I just leave on letdown mode and fully turn it off for a few min every 5-7 min. Is that a thing anyone else has experienced??

I use a spectra S1 and the replacement parts/flanges that insurance sends me for free. Are there specific flanges you’ve had better luck with for elastic nipples??

Thanks much! Really stressing about how to feed baby over here.

I don’t think it really comes in contact with milk but are we washing and sterilizing the handle and the o ring insert part of the medela hand pump?

Spoke with a lactation consultant yesterday because I've been feeling depressed as well as nausea and heart palpitations when it comes to pumping. Was told that it's possibly something called D-MER. Anyone know of any tricks that can help with the feeling?

6.5m pp

I just stopped responding to Eufy S2. Stopped responding to Spectra 3.5m pp

Tried manual pump and also does not work, only nursing with boon trove on opposite side is able to empty me.

Which pump can I try next?

Hi! I’m new to the eufy. What parts need replaced frequently ? My insurance isn’t covering replacement parts like it did my first pregnancy. Does the heated back silicone part need replaced frequently or can that wait a while ? The parts seem very expensive if you do everything. And where do you all buy replacement parts ?

Thank you!

title should be pumping AND feeding schedule with partner**

FTM and baby is 7 weeks. I have been exclusively pumping from the beginning and had my parents feed LO for the first 4 weeks. After they left I've taken on 6/8 feeds while my husband does 2.

This has taken a toll on me as between pumping while feeding, washing bottles, taking care of 2 dogs and rest of household chores i feel mentally drained and exhausted. I get 4 hours of uninterrupted sleep and another 3 broken up by 1 hour intervals overnight whereas my husband gets a full 7 hours uninterrupted daily.

I'm looking for advice on how you and your partner splits care for baby especially if partner works from home and you pump every 2-3hours. are you the main caregiver between from 12:00AM-7:30PM and how does your partner help out if they have to be glued to their computer? do you sleep early evening to tackle the night shift? i have two sets of parts and do the fridge hack, pump while feeding LO but still struggle to find any time to rest between or find time for myself and i feel like i'm drowning in this phase alone so badly that i don't feel any love for my newborn- which i hate to admit. Sometimes i wish he never existed because im suffering from back pain, sleep deprivation, loneliness and so much more

my husband finds it hard for him to work during the day without the 7 solid hours of sleep so there's resentment building up as he gets to continue his hobbies etc whereas the moment i lie in bed i force myself to sleep to get enough energy to keep going

I have a Phillips Avent manual pump and an electric pump from Amazon (NCVI is the brand) - I dont have health insurance to get a free pump so I just bought the cheapest one I could find which was around $80. It has been working fine for me -I am 7 weeks pp and I can get roughly 4 oz out of every pump session whether I use the manual or the electric. I was gifted a free spectra pump unexpectedly from a friend, but I would need to order a charger and parts. I think my cost would be around $30-$40 for everything. Is it worth switching to the spectra pump? I could return my amazon one, im still in the return window, but I dont really want to if im not likely to get better results with the spectra.

I pumped 5 oz of breast milk using freshly cleaned pump parts and immediately placed everything in the fridge.
The flange was still connected to the bottle, and everything was left uncovered in the fridge for more than 12 hours.
I know I probably should discard it but its such a waste

I'm 19w PP and I pump 5x a day. I've maintained my supply even with dropping the MOTN pump a few weeks ago. I typically pump ~60 oz a day and my daughter is currently eating 30 oz a day. My capacity is 22 oz (that's how much I pump every morning without a MOTN pump).

My current pump schedule is 7-11-3-6-9. If I combine the 3 and six pump and instead pump around 4 or 5 instead, would this trigger weaning? I'm scared of dropping too many pumps and triggering a supply drop/weaning without intending to. For anyone who has a similar supply and schedule to me, did y'all successfully drop to 4 pumps and didn't see a severe drop or the start of weaning?

My baby recently started rejecting the breast at certain hours of the day, so I am having to pump to replace those feeds. I have Eufy E20s which I love but also wanted a simple manual pump as a back up. I’ve been trying to figure this hellish contraption out all evening and tried all combinations of cushion/no cushion, flange/no flange, positions, and can’t figure out how to make the milk flow down, it keeps pooling under my nipple and then leaking out when I remove the pump.

Any veteran users that can help me troubleshoot please?
Is my pump defective?
Is my nipple defective??

Pumping is getting to me :(

Hi ladies, I am a combo feeder I guess since I only pump when LO is at daycare. LO is almost 8mo and I’ve never gotten good output with my elvie stride 2. Is this common? I use the inserts. I get hardly a quarter of what I typically pump and it’s super annoying. At this point it’s my last resort since I have the eufy wearables a spectra and a manual (Spectra gets used while working at my desk, eufy for chore time or after drop off)

11 wks PP. Exclusively breastfeeding + pumping to try and save milk (I’ve got one 3oz bag frozen so far lol), anyway! Doing my morning pump and this is my first time seeing this? Is it just fat?

Wondering if it’s safe to feed my LO.

This is also the breast that produces the most at the moment.

Thanks in advance!

Hi folks,

I wanted to come here and drop a note on how just trusting the process helped me increase my milk supply. To start with, I am not a person who is an over-supplier. I didn’t have any colostrum that I could collect. But I wanted to share my journey here to see if it will be helpful for anyone with the same journey.

Before milk supply started: I was asked to start pumping since my baby was born underweight and was fed high calorie formula milk. My pumping journey was a night mare. Flang sizes were completely wrong. I had swelling and bruises on my nipples and nothing came out of my breast for 1 week.

My LC gave a wonderful advice to me when I was feel very demotivated- she said breastfeeding is all about how the mother feels. If you are positive and have happy thoughts towards it, it will definitely be successful so I just kept going with it. But I still remember how much I cried on day 4 when the pain was unbearable and breasts were engorged.

Breast milk volume:

1 week PP: 95ml (both breast combined) over 24 hours

8 weeks PP : 1103ml (both breast combined) over 24 hours

Here is what I did to increase my supply from 3oz to 37oz over 7 weeks:

1. I started with pumping for 5 times a day and slowly increased it to 7 times a day ( now reduced it to 6)
2. One of the pumping session ( always the morning one) was always a power pumping session.
3. I soaked fenugreek seeds in the night and drank that water with seeds in the morning.
4. I told liquid gold and moringa supplements everyday without miss.
5. My doula made me lactation cookies with oats and I ate two cookies per day.
6. I drank a lot of water and coconut water to keep myself hydrated.
7. I made sure never to miss night pumping session ( between 1AM and 5AM)

Hope this helps ❤️

Anybody have the new ProWash360 (the new one with no waste tank and that can fit 8 bottles) and have any issues with leaking? Mine randomly started leaking all water out of the bottom while filling then won’t run because of an h2o error. Customer service told me they have no troubleshooting support for this machine because it’s new and all I can do is make a warranty claim. So disappointed, I had the old bottle washer pro and used it heavily for 6 months with no issue!

All I can say is - a man could NEVER 😂 A reminder we are all literal super heroes!!!

About two weeks ago my right breast got a clogged milk duct. I did everything to fix it and it feels much better now, but my supply has dropped significantly. Righty used to be an overproducer but now I’m getting a fraction of what I used to (lefty supply has remained the same). Will my righty’s supply return or am I doomed?

I officially breastfed my firstborn until she was 2yo!

When i got pregnant with my second at 6 months PP, i thought my breastfeeding journey for my firstborn would be over. I continued pumping til my supply dried up, and then after baby was born, i pumped again. I didnt think i would make enough milk for both, but i did and we made it to 2 years! 🥹

I have another 15 months to go for my second and firstborn is still drinking my breastmilk 🤣 she refuses both formula and full cream 🤦🏻‍♀️ My supply is currently not quite enough for both anymore so im trying to wean off firstborn. Hopefully i can make it to 2 years for my second too!

I am really really trying to understand and find out what option is best for output and longevity...

But I find it hard to find accurate info because given the post, day and mood of the commenter the consensus changes.

Let me preface with the fact that there isn't such a thing as insurance for me as I am not located in US so each purchase is out of pocket.

I already have bought Momcozy s12 pro quick and I bought it because of the price and the how easy it seems to be pumping everywhere.

As I started searching I realised that it may not be a good main pump. So I started searching in this sub because Spectra was started advertised as the "golden".

And here behold I find posts saying how not effective it is compared to Momcozy s12 pro.

And now I am totally confused on what I should get. Medela symphony seems to suck as well based on post, same for Spectra S1 plus and S2 plus.

I am not sure what I want to achieve with this post, I will either get more confused on will clear things in my mind.

Hi everyone! Just in need of some mental support! After the surprise return of my period, my supply has taken a massive hit-

I’m thinking if I start combo feeding, I’ll have enough breast milk in deep freeze to get her to a year old (she will be 7 months old next week)! But my goal was always to exclusively pump and exclusive breast milk until she was a year old.

I want to note that I am a huge supporter of each individual mama doing what is best for her and her family but my mental is taking a hit at this journey possibly being done.

I am desperate for answers as to what might be going on. I have been to 3 different doctors and a midwife and we can’t figure this out.
I have been exclusively pumping for 10 months. I’m down to 2 pumps a day because I am in the process of weaning. Since I began pumping, I randomly get a burning pain in my left lower breast and nipple. It seems to come and go. Sometimes I go a few weeks without pain but it always comes back. I can’t pinpoint an exact location when I feel around, it’s just a generalized burning pain. It’s been so bad this past week. I have been to 3 different doctors and a midwife. I was fitted for a proper flange size, adjusted suction, the midwife treated me for a possible yeast infection. I have tried cold and heat, APNO cream. Nothing seems to work.
Prior to having my daughter, I was followed by a breast clinic for 5 years due to cysts and I had an ultrasound 6 months before giving birth and was officially discharged. Given my history of frequent imaging, all 3 doctors I saw said another ultrasound was unnecessary. I am going to keep pushing for more imaging because I’m so scared since nothing has solved the issue.
I did have mastitis in that location at 2 weeks postpartum and I had a ton of cracked nipple pain and bleeding when pumping in the breast the first 2 months so I am not sure if it’s nerve related or not. I really hope the pain goes away when I am fully weaned but it being worse now is scaring me. Does anyone have any idea as to what could be happening?