After my post last week I started pumping as frequently as I could - every 2 hours if possible with a few longer stretches but never longer than 4 hours.
And it came back! Slowly but it came back! I talked with the lactation consultant on Sunday and she assured me that the amount of milk I am making is more than sufficient. Most women make between 19 and 30 ounces a day and I am making between 22 and 35 so I am doing fine.
I am continuing to pump as frequently as I can with a GREAT effort to never go longer than 4 hours and to average 2.5 hours - and with all of the help I should be able to do it. The unfortunate side-effect of this is that I have to wake Joseph up during the night to help. Hopefully as Jac and I get more practice breastfeeding we will be able to transition and I will be able to do more of it without help.
I have now modified Jac's feeding chart to include how much milk I am pumping to see how the two match up.
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ReplyDeleteI am truly amazed by the effort you are making to get to breastfeeding! It's hard work to pump, and you deserve lots of credit for keeping it up.
After you figure out nursing, the first thing to learn will be how to nurse while on your side. Then you can sleep while Jac does the hard work of keeping up your milk supply. :)
Good for you! Yeah!
ReplyDeleteKaren B.