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Expressing when out and about

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quietly1 · 29/11/2018 11:01

Hi, my baby was born 2 weeks ago at 30 weeks. He's doing well, and I'm expressing for his tube feeds which are now up to 16ml every 2 hours.
I have 2 older sons who both have birthdays this week and had planned to take them out for the day on Sunday, just the cinema and for food, after calling in to see the baby before. It just occurred to me though that there will be a big gap between when I'm able to express, maybe by about 6 hours. Will this be ok if I maybe get up an extra time in the night? Or should I be trying to find somewhere to express while we're out? I'm probably a bit obsessed & making more of it than I should, but it's one of the few things I can do for him and don't want to mess with my supply.

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binkyblinky · 29/11/2018 11:11

You have my sympathies as I had a preemie too but I wasn't able to express at all.

I'm now on baby #3 and he has just had his tongue tie corrected. I've got an electric steriliser which I love (Bella baby from amazon, only£36!)

But I've also got these little silicone pumps by naturebond. They basically cup onto your boob and the silicone suction means that it stays there and the constant suction means that they release the milk constantly. I have got 150ml in one sitting before!

They are only small so you could wear them in the car or when out and about I think x

quietly1 · 30/11/2018 15:05

Thank you for the suggestion, those pumps look ideal so I've ordered one on Amazon :)

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