My dd2 is 7 weeks old now, but i had come to the end of my tether a couple of weeks ago when it felt as though she was hanging off my boob all day! Going out was a nightmare, so i bought an electric breast pump, sterilizer and bottles. I wanted to see how much she actually consumed so thought expressing was the best thing to do.
Anyway, long story short, it takes forever to express. Does anyone else have the same issue? It takes me about 1/2 an hour to 45 mins to express just 4oz! I've given dd2 ready made formula feeds just to give me enough time to try and express. I feel like im failing her as a mother, and i banged on to my oh so much that breast is best! that he now doesn't want her on formula (which i would only do during the day and breast feed at night).
Any advice?