Panda,
yes pumping also hv technique cos it's not like bb latching. once they're latched on correctly they can drain milk the entire breast. for pumping u kind of hv to move the funnel around to make sure u drain milk from all the ducts and not just some of the ducts. also the ducts right at the back tend to get 'under utilised' that's why i always massage my boobs from back to front, sort of like partial manual expressing.
it is easier to do all that if u single pump. if u leak milk from the other boob, just use a hanky to kiap and soak up the milk. in the beginning, i was also very sim tia to see all the milk leaking and wasting. but once yr supply is established and u hv more than enough, u won't care abt the few ml anymore
why dun u hv a serious talk to yr hb. i think family support is very very impt. i seriously wouldn't hv made it that far if not for my hb. when i got very tired from pumping every 3hrs and want to give up, my hb silently support me by keeping track of the 3hr timing. when it's time to pump, he will bring me my pump, fully assembled with the bottles, hot water bottle for massaging, pull me up in bed and sit with me massaging my boobs while i pump. when i'm done, he will clean up, wash and sterilise the pump, label the bottles and store in the fridge.
3hrs later the whole thing starts again. i literally just have to sit up and pump and then flop back onto bed again...kekekeke
he only did this for the 1st month lah, but after that supply is good, routine is established it's not so bad already.
