Breastfeeding Series part 2 - The Pumping Experience & Supply Abundance

4 days old, nuzzled up

When I set out on my breastfeeding journey, I never thought I'd be pumping much. I am a SAHM, with no real need to bottle feed. I planned to simply nurse our baby she was hungry.

Enter our first 72 hour breastfeeding fiasco. Because healing my breasts was of the utmost importance to our success in breastfeeding, we needed to have a pump at home so that we could continue the routine we had in the hospital.

• Nurse on one side for about 10 minutes or until the pain was unbearable.
• Feed G pumped milk (about 2 oz) in a bottle
• Pump on both sides.
• Repeat at the next feeding, but nursing on the other side.