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On this web site (and others) it says to pump 8-12 times a day. How on earth do you do that unless you do it every 2 hours? Here is a typical day for me.
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3 am 7 am 10 am 1 pm 4pm 7 pm 10 pm total 7 times
sometimes I will pump every 2 hours in the afternoon so I can get to 8 times a day. I guess I could start to get up earlier in the morning to pump? Suggestions? I want to increase my supply. I get any where from 1/2 ounce to 1 ounce (sometimes more but rarely) our son is due in 2 weeks. I take fenugreek, blessed thistle, alfalfa, and one other herb I can't think of. I also take 120 mg of domperidone a day. I have mothers milk tea I bought but I have yet to drink it as I should (3 times a day) and I haven't been good about oat meal lately either.
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I think if you can try to get up to 8 times a day, that would be good. A typical newborn will nurse every 2 hours during the day, so that is the schedule you are trying to follow. Mine would nurse every 2-2.5 hours during the day and would go longer stretches at night. The more often you pump, it tells your body you need more milk.
Good luck! Jennifer
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I'd have to pump every 2 hours to do get 8 times a day. Do people normally get up before 7 am in order to get 8 times a day pumping every 3 hours? the protocol says you can go every 3 hours but to try to get 8-12 times a day. i can't for the life of me figure out how that's possible. I'm pumping every 2 hours today. But would prefer not to if I had a choice. once I'm not working it will be easier.
Last edited by hvnsnt; 04/14/10 04:35 PM.
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If it is possible pump every 2.5 hours. That will get you to 8 times with the one pump in the middle of the night. If it's not possible then stick with what you are doing. Jennifer
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Hey, how's it going? I hear you about the pumping schedule being difficult. Before baby arrived and I was trying to build my supply I did pump 8+ times a day, typically: 2am 7am 9:30am 12:30pm 3:30pm 6pm 8:30pm 10:30pm
Sometimes I managed to pump even more! It really limited my social life, but was totally worth it. Please post an update!
**Jenny** AP to Helina, home from Ethiopia at 10 months old in Feb 2010
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