exclusively pumping is not easy. not easy to control the production and quality of life is not so good. if you want to keep the quantity of production, frequent pumping is more important. no need to pump for very long time. try to keep pumping session <30mins every time. do you use double pump? for exclusively pumping mom (esp working mom), a good electric pump is very important.
i highly recommend feeding skin-to-skin. i'm also a working mom. surely, you will find skin-to-skin life very enjoyable. when i pumped for my 1st baby, i also struggled from time to time when to stop. but i surely do not want to stop when i feed skin-to-skin my 2nd baby now. she is not 9-month-old. i may need to go on a 1.5 month biz trip very soon. facing this great challenge, i plan to bring her with me.
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原帖由 happygareth 於 09-8-7 10:47 發表
I'm a working mum and have pumped milk for 1 yr. I'am also struggling whether to continue or not. I need to pump milk 4 to 5 times a day in order to keep the milk supply, But the supply also decreased ...
you are a great mom! exclusively pumping is very tough and unpleasant life to a bf mom (so, try my best to feed skin-to-skin my 2nd baby after the experience with my 1stbaby for the 14 months of pumping). i also felt very upset when i stopped pumping. could you pump less frequently instead of stopping totally? esp. your baby is a premie. mixed feeding is still better.
you are such a GREAT mom, yr daughter will be SO proud of u when she grows up and knows how much love u've given her since birth.
Look at the bright side, u now have more time to spend with her, it's another kind of greatness and bonding that u two share, all the best~
I'm a working mum and have pumped milk for 1 yr. I'am also struggling whether to continue or not. I need to pump milk 4 to 5 times a day in order to keep the milk supply, But the supply also decreased dramatically recently. Worse still, the pumping time increased to at least an hour for each pumping. Hence, I did not have much time to play and take care of bb.