I have a 1 week old in SCBU and I am pumping to establish my supply in hope I will eventually be able to BF when the baby is better (meanwhile he is getting my milk via bottle).
First baby we had lots of feeding problems in first few weeks and I never established a decent supply, and I am worried the same thing will happen again.
I've been pumping (with a decent Medela electric pump) 10mins per side about 5x a day for last three days, before which I was hand expressing (which I am lousy at).
I just read the advice on exclusive expressing on the Kellymom site and it says it is important to express at least 7x a day for a minimum of 20mins per side.
I'm only getting about 1oz (30ml) per breast each time I pump which seems like nowhere near enough.
Have I screwed this up again or do I have a hope of getting a decent supply going?
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Exclusively expressing - have I screwed this up already?
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Bubbinsmakesthree · 11/04/2017 20:20
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