More Milk Mondays!

[whitney4126]

I have been back to work since the first of January.  I pump M-F, 3 times a day at work, and do not pump on the weekends.  I have noticed that I pump significantly more on Mondays than the rest of the week.  Like twice as much as I am ever capable at any other time.  Then every day I seem to gradually reduce, until Fridays I barely make the minimum I need for LO at daycare each day.  I'm thinking it must have to do with being more relaxed after resting over the weekend, but I am not really sure.

This isn't really a problem since I am making enough for LO.  I just thought I'd share and see if anyone else has odd patterns as to how much they pump or theories as to why I make so much on Mondays.

[mama2a]

Yep, this is common. I think the theory is that your LO is your best "pump" so if you're nursing on the weekends and thus boosting your supply a little then you'll get more on Mondays. As the week wears on and if you don't pump as efficiently as your baby then your supply will slightly drop. I don't think this really happened for me, but I guess I don't remember....

[liziz]

I do exactly the opposite. I'm not super efficient with the pump, so pump 4x at work to get 3 feedings for LO. Since I pump more often than I BF her on the weekends, Thursday and Friday are usually my best days, Mondays typically start off with a power pump to get things going!

[ellabee]

I've heard of that happening to people too. I don't usually notice a difference on normal weeks, but after the holidays when I had been nursing LO on demand for over a week and a half my supply was definitely stronger the first few days back at work.

[whitney4126]

Feb 2, 2015 13:14:33 GMT -5 mama2a said:

Yep, this is common. I think the theory is that your LO is your best "pump" so if you're nursing on the weekends and thus boosting your supply a little then you'll get more on Mondays. As the week wears on and if you don't pump as efficiently as your baby then your supply will slightly drop. I don't think this really happened for me, but I guess I don't remember....

Ahh I see.  That makes sense!

[ladytiffany24]

Feb 2, 2015 15:12:07 GMT -5 @zerozeroone said:

I used to be that way and now it's the opposite. Monday is my worst day.

This is me too!

[SpinsOffResonance]

Yes I was like that too when pumping for DD1