Hi ginger... hope these info will help you, pls note the ones in <font color="0000ff">BLUE</font>
Curently I am on TBF, latching my baby on 2-3 hr interval (feed on demand). I am not pumping out my milk at all.
Questions:
1) Should I be pumping at all? I tried to pump a couple of times and each side only yield 10-30ml max after each feed.
<font color="0000ff">Yes you should carrying on pumping after each latch to empty the breast, this action helps to make the supply more</font>
2)Some people tell me not to pump until my milk stablised, but how will I know when it will stabilised? Baby is currently 2.5weeks.
<font color="0000ff">milk stablise then pump? that will be too late, by then chances u supply wont be there anymore. you should pump and latch. Demand = Supply, if you latch and pump to empty both breast, then the supply will be more. pump helps us to know how much bb has drink and for you to know.</font>
3) Should I pump after every feed or like 3 times a day?
<font color="0000ff">how many times you should depends on you. i pump average every 4-6 hours interval. Pre-pump and keep in chiller is ok. Freshly pumped EBM can stay in a ROOM TEMP. for up to 10hours, and in chiller 48 hours and in freezer for 6mths. If inside the chiller for 48 hours and u wan to put into freezer its still possible, but u have to do it before it reacehes 48hours.</font>
4) Read that some of you suggest having EBM during first month party, I thought of introducing bottle only at 6 weeks to avoid nipple confusion, anyone had problems?
<font color="0000ff">i am still breastfeeding, both latching and EBM. my girl has stopped FM totally since after the 1st mth confinement. and she has no problem with drinking EBM from bottle too.</font>