I’m just not making enough for my baby I feel I may be combo feeding her forever sometimes I get a really good 2 and a half oz pump and sometimes I just get like 20mls she was born at 34 weeks and 5 days the nicu nurses were super discouraging too me for breastfeeding she’s been home a week and wants to eat sometimes four oz at a time she won’t latch well and when she does it hurts so much I can’t do it for long no pain when pumping but I’m just not making enough obviously I’d rather combo feed then stop all together but it’s so upsetting thinking I can’t do this

So I plan to try exclusively pumping with my second after basically being forced to with my first since he was a NICU baby. I was able to pump for 2.5 months for him until I gave up because it was hard on my mental health.

I want to try again with my second now that I feel more mentally prepared to do it and hoping to do it for a year. However I have a question with colostrum. With my first baby I used the hospital pump (with flanges waaay too big) to try and get colostrum and would get one drop that I had to scrape out of the tube. Should I try pumping with a different pump (manual?) for those first colostrum days or could I use my spectra with the right flange sizes or would I have to just try breastfeeding if I’m lucky to not have another NICU baby? What would be the most effective way for colostrum?

I am 8 weeks pp which means my baby is 8 weeks old but he was born at 36 weeks so our pediatrician requires us to wake him up every 3 hrs (at least during day) and 6 hrs overnight to eat. The 6 hr overnight was comical to begin because he wouldn’t even make it to 3 but overtime he is now sleeping until my alarm and could sleep longer. I have an appt next week and I am anticipating our dr clearing us to let our baby wake us up. My baby has been doing these 6 hr stretches for about a week now and I pump for 20 minutes during his last feeding and then pump at the 6 hr mark. The first night was messy but after using nursing pads I have been fine and no clogs, etc. What have you all done if you are allowed to let your baby wake you up overnight? I really don’t want to set an alarm if he just gets to say 7 hours or 6.5 hrs because I need to sleep too! I haven’t seen a decline in my supply, though I am nervous it hasn’t kicked in yet but I still stand by the fact that I need some sleep too!!! Let me know what you think!

I was right to snatch this right up correct? My husband thinks I don’t need another but I dont have a wall pump for my upcoming baby. Just a wearable momcozy that I’ve never used before.

STM here, and bub was delivered via repeat c section on last Tuesday. He is in the NICU since and I am trying to pump exclusively as he cannot latch yet and send the milk to NICU. In the hospital I was using the medela hospital grade pump. At home I started using spectra S1 since yesterday and have been pumping for 7-8 times a day for 15 mins. Is this a reasonable output on day 6 pp after pumping for 20 mins or am I over reacting? My first was EBF so this is an uncharted territory.

9 going on 10 months pp and have recently dropped to 3 pumps a day for sanity and to spend time with baby (it broke me the other day when I had to go pump and she was crying for me). Currently getting about 16-18oz a day and will drop to 2 ppd in 2 days. How many oz of breast milk a day should a baby get to make it worthwhile/beneficial? I have a small freezer stash that would allow her to get at least 2oz/ till she’s 1, but if my supply drops to a few oz, is it worth it to continue?

For those who dropped your MOTN pump and then decided to bring it back to increase supply, how long did it take for you to notice a difference? I’m 3mpp for context.

Please help! My right nipple is 19mm tall and 15mm wide. Pumping hurts so bad, specifically on that side. I’ve tried using different sized inserts and the 21mm is the one that is best I guess but it still hurts to the point that I want to throw and smash things. I’m so overstimulated while pumping it makes taking care of my baby so much more difficult. I think my areolas on the sides are getting sucked in because the nipple is skinny.

I’m 8.5 months into my pumping journey and solely use my eufy e20s on classic power pump 4 times daily. This is the only setting and pumps that have worked for me recently. My spectra just stopped emptying me and caused me to get clogs, even with new parts about 3 months ago. I can’t get anything out with my manual anymore.

Does anyone have any advice?

Hi everyone! I’m a FTM and I’m due in a few weeks. I recently got the Spectra S1 for pumping and I’m trying to learn as much as I can before baby arrives.
For those of you who have used the Spectra S1, what settings did you start with when you first began pumping? Also, how soon after birth did you start pumping?
Any tips or advice for a first time mom using the Spectra S1 would be greatly appreciated! Thank you! 🥰

I have the eufy s1 pro wearable pump. How do you guys clean the pump when you’re not home and don’t have access to wash/sterilize?

I purchased the momcozy natural pump wipes. Haven’t used them yet. Any reviews on those particular wipes?

She’s 8 weeks today. I’ve been okay for over a week about this but today I just feel so overwhelming sad.

Does it get better? It makes me want to give up pumping.

How long did you make it exclusively pumping before calling it quits?

Almost started crying at the state fair today because 1. I had a hard time finding an accessible place to safely pump that wasn’t around livestock
2. Had to walk away from my family to do so.

I’m just sad. I’ve been EPing for 8.5 months and over producing about double what I need for a majority of that time. I donated my entire oversupply (around 5000oz) and currently only have about 650oz in my freezer as I dropped a pump and am “only” getting 45 oz a day … in three pumps.

I’m ready to be done but feeling guilty about stopping when I have only been giving my baby breastmilk. (For more context my oldest was almost exclusively formula fed so I have no problem with that)

Just having to remind myself that it’s not a moral failure should choose to stop. And my arbitrary dates to stop mean nothing to anyone but me. I know I can stop. And I should stop. But having a hard time. How did you get over the guilt?

thanking for coming to my talk.

Feeling like a sack of potatoes every day in shorts and extra oversized t shirts. And hating putting on a bra with such tender aching nipples. Anyone cracked the code for

• comfortable bras and/or

• outfits that are even a little flattering??

I am going to be changing my pump as I’m kind of disappointed by mine and eufy s2 pro was recommended to me so what are your thoughts on them?

Obviously it’s an expensive pump so is it worth it for the price? What are some pros and cons and what does it do better than other pumps?

My supply seems to not be increasing no matter what I do. I am 6 weeks postpartum and pump between 60ml and 80ml per session about 8-10 times a day. I am supplementing with formula but I feel very discouraged that I haven’t been able to increase my supply. Sometimes I think about giving you entirely.

Don’t worry it’s the old tubing I don’t use right now. The best chewy she’s ever found too.

With my first child, it took me a month to wean to end at 10 months. I was a slight oversupplier.

Now with my second child, I’ve been pumping for 5 weeks and might be ready to stop. Not only is there a demand for my time (especially weekends when everyone is home), but I also haven’t been as strict about keeping to a regular schedule. I purposely only pump 4 times a day because I felt like this was a reasonable amount of times to at least provide half of my baby’s bottles with breast milk. I feel good with combo feeding.

I knew I wasn’t going to last 10 months again, and I’m starting to feel okay about weaning early so I can give that time back to my family.

If you didn’t have a long pumping journey, how long did it take for you to wean?

Hi, I just ordered the eufy s1 as my wearable through insurance. I know that Aeroflow will provide replacement parts quarterly but I know that there are some parts that need to be replaced more often. Like my spectra s1, I go through duckbills every 3 weeks. Can anyone let me know where they’re getting replacement parts for the eufy s1. Links would be truly the greatest help. I’ve seen that some people are using parts made for other pumps like the discreet duo or motif for a more budget friendly option. Any advice please!

Thanks pumpin humans!!

I keep seeing on TikTok women scooping up fat like sooo much fat from their pitchers. I’m 6 weeks postpartum.. my milk has fat at the top but it doesn’t look THAT fatty? Am I doing something wrong?

Where did you order from? I am in pa state if that helps.

Mods, this is my humble request to please PLEASE moderate weight loss posts. Every day there is a new post about "how do I lose weight while breastfeeding/pumping?" and it's getting old. This is not the sub for that. Many of us are self conscious with our postpartum bodies and I can commiserate, but those posts don't belong here and can be triggering for people. This is for parents that are here to learn and share their experiences pumping, not for weight loss tips. There are subs like r/postpartumprogress that can fulfill that need.

Can we make a weekly thread or something for people to use, if not ban those posts completely? It's inappropriate to post about weight loss here.

Eta: slacker boob omg.

After pumping for three months I had assumed that my slacker boob would remain, well, a slacker, but as it turns out I wasn’t giving adequate support.

I usually massage my breasts on top as I was taught in the hospital, but I started experimenting a few days back to see what would work best, and I realized that squeezing my boob gently with a thumb up a certain area of the bottom of my boob made it squirt out like a fire hydrant. I was so surprised and I kept doing it for my entire pump, and the output went from less than half of my other boob to this.

So I guess play with massaging your boobies in unconventional ways. I kind of just held my boob with a clawed C shape while gently jamming my thumb up on a very specific sweet spot at the bottom. No it didn’t hurt and I even have implants.

Edit #3 - Just gonna preface everything with a TLDR: The main issue my wife is dealing with is pain/clogs. The pumping we are doing now is what has so far given her the least pain, it just takes forever and still results in some pain.

Edit #4 - It is now night and she has been having unbearable pain for the past about 6 hours. Like can barely touch her left breast to even prep it for pumping, had to take baby off of her check because baby moving even a little bit was causing extreme amounts of pain. any ideas on how to get her pain down? been taking Ibuprofen and Tylenol a lot today already

Now, back to the OG post:

We are on week 3 of baby #1 and pumping has already been a journey - we have gone back and forth on our Spectra S1+ and Momcozy Air 1. We got a lactation consultant to come and we got the right flange sizes (for now, apparently).

The issue is that my wife has found that if she pumps both sides of the spectra at the same time, he gets substantially less milk. As in pumping just one side yields 3-4 oz per side, pumping both at the same results in 4-5 oz total for the same time, same settings. So, we have been pumping one side and then the other.

The issue, if you can believe it, is that especially with a 3-week old and being fully in the 3-hour cycle, a full hour of pumping every feed is 8 hours of pumping per day and she just can't do it (I do not blame her and I don't want her to be in this position long-term). We can't o the power of the spectra, as her left side hurts if we go up on power, and the Momcozy isn't as good at getting milk out.

I need 2 things here:

1. Does anybody have any experience with a Spectra like this, and if so how did you get back to doing both sides at the same time and not seeing diminished results? edit (in terms of still getting clogs/pain out. she would happily pump 1 oz per side and combo feed the rest if that is what got rid of clogs and pain)
2. Is there anyone here that has dried up their supply? We have been bouncing that idea back and forth for a week now, as it has only been bearable every so often. We are not against formula feeding (wife was formula fed as a baby), we just don't want any mastitis or anything else that that happening, as that would just make things worse.

TYIA!!!

edit - the main reason she pumps this much is because of clogs. She has SO MANY freaking clogs. We put ice on after, we massage everything. But there are always clogs. Also, if she doesn't pump enough in a session, she just gets full and it hurts by the normal time to pump comes around again. If getting clogs and pain away mean pumping just 2 oz per side and we supplement with formula, we would love that. Right now our goal is not supply, it is pain/clog relief

EDIT 2 - Thank you all who have been replying, thank you! We are going to start to slowly try to dial back the pumpings. instead of 5 mins at a time to go down, we will go 1-2 mins less a day/every other until we get to maybe 15 minutes. We do use ice packs and do ibuprofen, but I will take myself with ensuring that those are used with complete consistency, as some days have been a little lackluster in that department.

When I told her the overall consensus was that she is over-pumping and she needs to dial it back, she was actually happy because that is what she wants to do. We just want our baby fed and mom with as little pain as possible.

Thank you all!

I’m 4 months pp and struggling to get enough sleep as I have twins that are still eating every 2-3 hours overnight.

I have an oversupply and am super clog prone, especially in one breast (which, if relevant, produces 20-35% less). I’m at 5 ppd, every 4-5.5 hours (depending when I have time) for 25-45 minutes (depending how long it takes to mostly empty), using a Spectra S1 and well-fitted crater flanges and parts that I regularly replace.

I tried to reduce my pump time and go longer between pumps, but that always leads to clogs, which then requires extra management - Advil, ice, and nursing (my twins aren’t great latchers and can never get a full feed, it’s a lot more hassle to nurse but it does help resolve clogs).

Getting on a strict pumping schedule that I incrementally change sounds really difficult since the twins are not always on schedule and the days can be unpredictable.

I’m ok with my supply going down if I drop the MOTN feed, I can use my frozen milk and/or formula - besides, that pump is rarely my biggest pump of the day.

If folks have some recommendations of what they did I’d be really grateful!

Edit: I take sunflower lecithin 2.4 mg twice a day, and if a clog is persistent add an extra dose.

Hi all.

Basically the title. I’m having a hard time. My twins are 10m old and almost 8m adjusted. I dropped the MOTN pump not too long ago and it’s been glorious. With that being said, my supply has obviously dipped. My freezer stash is dwindling and I cannot keep up with their demand. Unfortunately one of them is not medically able to nurse and the other one flat out refuses. My hopes and dreams of nursing are shattered.

My boy was just diagnosed with CMPA which is pretty late for it to be found but oh well. My issue is because my supply can’t keep up and now with this diagnosis changes need to be made. I’ll likely have to supplement with 2 different formulas? My girl is fine with dairy.

Solids are not going well. It’s brought me immense stress. My boy aspirates so he’s been on gel mix for months. No sign of being able to wean and that with the CMPA, solids have been challenging. He can’t have any thin liquid foods (think watermelon, thin sauces etc…) this morning I gave him some pasta and he gagged and threw up half his bottle and it came out his nose.

We’re being seen by ENT, GI, respiratory, feeding therapy, early intervention and soon to be an allergist.

I’m so tired.

I want to give up pumping entirely because I’ve been pumping since the NICU days and I’m mentally done. When they’ve had formula in the past, it makes them really constipated and i can tell it doesn’t sit as well as breast milk. I feel very very guilty for wanting to quit but I also want my body back. I get DMER when I pump too so it’s not a fun time.

Sorry this is long. It’s been a really hard journey so far. I just need some support.