Hi,
I'm currently expressing 1-2oz once a day in order to introduce my 10wo to a bottle. I'm using a Medela mini electric breast pump, but it's a few years old and I'm wondering if the motor has lost some power and I might be able to express more milk with a new Medela Swing pump which I've read great things about? How much influence does thr pump have on letdown or is it more related to my supply? I can't usually get any more than 2oz on one side at a time- will this increase if I keep expressing daily as I'm worried I won't get to the point of producing enough for a full bottle feed down the line? I've been doing it for about a week now and my supply has increased a little but not a lot...but then I'm not expressing a lot I guess.
So far, DS will suck the teat a little when my husband tries to givd him the bottle, and he appears content and doesn't reject it outright which is good but doesn't actually drink any milk just yet- is it just a case of persevering and carrying on as we are for now until he gets hsed to it?
I'm happy to invest in a Swing pump if it's worthwhile, as I'd be spending the money on formula otherwise (which the health visitor has advised against for the time being due to silent reflux) and I really want to try and make expressing work for us.
Thanks!
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mogwai2011 · 16/02/2014 14:41
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