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Feel bad I can't pump enough but DD is 1yo...

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Sleepstarved · 09/03/2012 20:57

I went back to work when DD was 8.5 mo and fortunately was always able to pump enough for her feeds during the day.
We've now dropped down to three feeds a day, so only one is ebm, but I cannot keep up with this one feed now.
DD won't touch cow's milk as a drink but will have it on cereal, eat cheese, yogurt ect so am not worried about her calcium intake, it is just that she really wants that expressed milk when she wakes from her afternoon nap.
DH who is a SAHD had a really awful day with her crying for more, him trying to defrost more from my dwindling freezer stash, ect.
I have pumped 3 times today and not even got 100ml. DD has at least 200ml and often a full 260ml bottle after her nap.
Is it possible to pump more at this late stage or do I need baby on boob to make milk now?
Feeling guilty that I am working and DH is staying at home because this wouldn't be an issue if it were the other way around.

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lumpymash · 09/03/2012 22:47

My HV told me when I switched to expressing for DS my supply would dwindle as it just doesn't encourage the milk as bf does.

And it did (very) rapidly disappear completely for me.

I don't know if what the HV said was actual fact or not, but IME it was certainly for me. Sorry if that's not very helpful or what you wanted to hear! :(

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