Pump YOU up! Pumping Check-in 7/14

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Miss Tank is slammed at the office today, so I'm helping her out by posting today's pumping check-in.

Age of LO:

Are you EPing, pumping at work during the day, etc?

Are you currently supplementing? If so, how much and how often?

How many times per day do you pump:

How many ounces do you average per day:

Goal ounces:

Things you are doing to increase/decrease supply:

Rants/Raves/Challenges/Questions:

NPRQ - What's a movie you've recently seen that you just loved? 

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Age of LO: 4 months

Are you EPing, pumping at work during the day, etc? Pumping at work and one boob during first morning feed

Are you currently supplementing? If so, how much and how often? Not yet.

How many times per day do you pump: I try for once every hour to hour-and-a-half while I'm away from him.

How many ounces do you average per day: 8-12 depending on how many sessions I have

Goal ounces: 12+

Things you are doing to increase/decrease supply: I've increased the protein in my diet - that seems to be helping some. Also pumping more often has helped a LOT. I actually got engorged and leaked the other day. That hadn't happened in like two months.

Rants/Raves/Challenges/Questions: I'm just beginning to be really tired of pumping. I want to make it to at least six months, but it interrupts my days and really just kind of puts a kink in things getting up and doing it so often. I know it's best for baby and it's what I'll keep doing... but man am I starting to dread it.

NPRQ - What's a movie you've recently seen that you just loved? We rented Zootopia the other night. It's so super cute. Loved it.

[zombiesquad]

How I'm feeling about my relationship with pumping right now:


Age of LO: 20 weeks. I actually figured it out this week. But I still say he's about 4 1/2 months.

Are you EPing, pumping at work during the day, etc? Pump at work and sometimes in the evenings or morning if LO slept through the night.

Are you currently supplementing? If so, how much and how often? A little. I've introduced formula to him. In a feeding, I've done about two ounces of formula and finished with BM just to ease him into it.

How many times per day do you pump: Two or three times. Depends on the day.

How many ounces do you average per day: Getting down to 12-16 ounces.

Goal ounces: 16-20

Things you are doing to increase/decrease supply: Trying to drink more water. I'm terrible at it. 

Rants/Raves/Challenges/Questions: So, I've always believed a fed baby is a happy baby, but also subscribed to the notion that breastfed babies tend to be healthier. Well I'm throwing the latter out the window. Just got back from the pediatrician and LO has been fighting a cold for a few weeks and now has an ear infection. I'm done putting pressure on myself to breastfeed and feeling bad about formula. I'm considering doing formula during the day while he's in daycare and nursing at night and in the morning. So he'll still get some benefits, but I'm not stressing myself out with how much I'm pumping. The demands of work and caring for a preschooler and an infant is taking its toll. I'd rather be a happy mom than a tired, stressed mom.

NPRQ - What's a movie you've recently seen that you just loved? That's a tough one. Hmm. I can watch Jurassic World over and over again. That's probably the last movie I've seen that I actually really liked. The rest have been some duds.

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Age of LO: 16 weeks

Are you EPing, pumping at work during the day, etc? EPIng

Are you currently supplementing? If so, how much and how often? No

How many times per day do you pump? 5

How many ounces do you average per day: Enough to feed him and a little extra

Goal ounces: A little more extra would be nice, but I'm not going to stress over it.

Things you are doing to increase/decrease supply: Oatmeal and keeping up with a pretty strict schedule

Rants/Raves/Challenges/Questions: I'm getting sick of it. It has been challenging this week. Pumping in the car and in someone else's home sucks. Living my life around my pumping schedule sucks. I feel guilty because J spends so much time in the RNP while I pump. We read books or he naps, but it still sucks. I would feel more guilty if I stopped so I keep going.

NPRQ - What's a movie you've recently seen that you just loved? I haven't seen anything in a long time. Movies used to be our thing. I need to try to fix that.

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Seems like we are all pretty burnt-out.

[jess9802]

Age of LO: 19 weeks

Are you EPing, pumping at work during the day, etc? Pumping at work

Are you currently supplementing? If so, how much and how often? No

How many times per day do you pump: Three- twice at work and once at home after DS2 goes to bed. I'm pumping right now, actually.

How many ounces do you average per day: This week it's been about 18oz.

Goal ounces: DS2 takes 16oz unless he's going through a growth spurt, so I aim for 16-20.

Things you are doing to increase/decrease supply: Just being sure to keep up on the pumping sessions even though right now I'd rather be in bed.

Rants/Raves/Challenges/Questions: Nothing related to pumping or BFing.

NPRQ - What's a movie you've recently seen that you just loved? OMG, I haven't seen a new movie in ages. When I get the time I mostly put old favorites on for background noise. It's a shame because I love going to the movies.

[carissa325]

Jul 14, 2016 16:02:05 GMT -5 @pennycandy said:

Age of LO: 16 weeks

Are you EPing, pumping at work during the day, etc? EPIng

Are you currently supplementing? If so, how much and how often? No

How many times per day do you pump? 5

How many ounces do you average per day: Enough to feed him and a little extra

Goal ounces: A little more extra would be nice, but I'm not going to stress over it.

Things you are doing to increase/decrease supply: Oatmeal and keeping up with a pretty strict schedule

Rants/Raves/Challenges/Questions: I'm getting sick of it. It has been challenging this week. Pumping in the car and in someone else's home sucks. Living my life around my pumping schedule sucks. I feel guilty because J spends so much time in the RNP while I pump. We read books or he naps, but it still sucks. I would feel more guilty if I stopped so I keep going.

NPRQ - What's a movie you've recently seen that you just loved? I haven't seen anything in a long time. Movies used to be our thing. I need to try to fix that.

Just wanted to tell you that you are doing a good job. It EP for my first and it was so hard. All the hugs.

[SheilaTheTank]

Thanks @pugsandwine, for starting this.

You are all doing amazing! You should be really proud of yourselves for getting this far.

Age of LO: 20 weeks? I'm starting to lose track

Are you EPing, pumping at work during the day, etc? Pumping at work

Are you currently supplementing? If so, how much and how often? Not yet

How many times per day do you pump: 4x

How many ounces do you average per day: 9-12

Goal ounces: 12oz

Things you are doing to increase/decrease supply: water, water, water, lactation milkshake (i'm so sick of oatmeal), MMT 2x per day, pumping for at least 20 minutes or until 2nd letdown.

Rants/Raves/Challenges/Questions: By some crazy fn miracle I have been able to produce enough this week. I'm behind today but work has been absolutely terrible this week and my stress is through the roof. My pumping schedule has also been totally messed up.

NPRQ - What's a movie you've recently seen that you just loved? we saw finding dory. It was really cute and just as good as the first.

[JoeLies]

Age of LO: 16 weeks

Are you EPing, pumping at work during the day, etc? Pumping at work

Are you currently supplementing? If so, how much and how often? Not at this point

How many times per day do you pump: 4 or 5 during the week; once in the MOTN, again before work if DS2 STTN, and 3x at work

How many ounces do you average per day: 17 I guess? Generally between 16 and 22

Goal ounces: 18+

Things you are doing to increase/decrease supply: Drink tons of water and eat more. I run a lot so I've got to make sure I'm eating enough to support the miles and BFing. Fortunately I love to eat.

Rants/Raves/Challenges/Questions: I'm constantly trying to calculate when I could drop a pump (and ultimately stop) and still make it to Chase's birthday with my stash. Aaand it's only day 8 of being back to work.

NPRQ - What's a movie you've recently seen that you just loved? Like jess9802 , I rarely watch movies. Though I DO enjoy watching the Magic Mike movies with my girl friends. Oddly enough, I had a baby 8 1/2 months after watching each of those movies... 

[SheilaTheTank]

buttercup im sorry for the mastitis. A couple people on here had it early on and it was awful for them. Im pretty sure @pugsandwine was one of them.

I agree that pumping is annoying bi missed my last pump session on Friday because I just didn't have the energy to set everything up for it.

Its so nice that his dc is so close. I would love to be able to nurse k throughout the day but her dc is by our house which is almost an hour away.

Do what you need to do. Your mental health and happiness are just as important. Many people on this board ff or supplement and it has allowed them to be better moms.

*hugs*

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I'm with you on ALL the feels, buttercup.

I'm thinking I'm going to stop being so rigid once we hit five months. If we go to supplementing, we go to supplementing. I can't handle this pumping schedule anymore and today I can already tell I'm not going to make enough to get through tomorrow - which means another freezer bag. I'm over it. There is no shame in formula feeding and we've all done a kickass job making it this far.

Yes - also. I had Mastitis at five weeks. It is the WORST.

[SheilaTheTank]

Jul 18, 2016 12:36:40 GMT -5 @pugsandwine said:

I'm with you on ALL the feels, buttercup .

I'm thinking I'm going to stop being so rigid once we hit five months. If we go to supplementing, we go to supplementing. I can't handle this pumping schedule anymore and today I can already tell I'm not going to make enough to get through tomorrow - which means another freezer bag. I'm over it. There is no shame in formula feeding and we've all done a kickass job making it this far.

Yes - also. I had Mastitis at five weeks. It is the WORST.

I read this as for five weeks and I was like "holy shit, how did you not cut your boobs off!"