When do i pump?

[welliwasntexpectingthat]

I shouldn't be but i'm confused on when to express milk for my excl bf 5 week old baby. If he's feeding on demand when do i express? I'm worried he'll have no milk then if he needs it.

[BigBlueBubble]

I used to express at the end of a feed. I’d get about 50ml of milk each time so had to express about three times to have a full feed.

DS refused to drink from a bottle though, he would just refuse to feed until I came home!

[ForeverBubblegum]

I'd do it just after a feed. You won't get as much, but you can slowly build up a stash. Once you have some in freezer, you can pump when your away to replace what's been used.

[sleepymama38473]

I was advised to do it first thing in the morning and to feed from the same side the two feeds before. (For me they were night feeds)

[WooYa]

You can also get a 'pump' that catches the drips from the other side while baby is feeding. They're called HAAKAA and only a few quid from amazon. It will be useful so you can start building up a stash then use a proper pump when feeding settles.

[welliwasntexpectingthat]

Ok, so this is going to be hard work . Have just ordered some milk catchers and will start to pump after feeds...