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First week pumping..... #13269 02/22/10 12:01 AM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 68 H hvnsnt OP member
OP hvnsnt member H Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 68	And I got 9 ounces!

Re: First week pumping..... hvnsnt #13272 02/22/10 02:36 AM
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 101 S Second experienced member
Second experienced member S Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 101	Wow, that's great.

Re: First week pumping..... Second #13282 02/24/10 09:51 AM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 68 H hvnsnt OP member
OP hvnsnt member H Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 68	Thanks. I just started the herbs Monday so it will be interesting to see how that helps. I'm up to 3 ounces a day right now.

Re: First week pumping..... hvnsnt #13283 02/24/10 03:53 PM
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 91 BC, Canada mamat member
mamat member Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 91 BC, Canada	Wow, you are doing well! Way to go! mama to 3 beautiful adopted kiddos-Alexa (8), Angie(5), Jaxon (5) and hoping to bf our 4th little one...due March 2010!

Re: First week pumping..... mamat #13286 02/28/10 09:04 PM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,176 Nona extra helpful experienced member
Nona extra helpful experienced member Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,176	that is fantastic!!! Adoptive mommy to 4 , Last 2 adopted nursed. Youngest nursed till she was 5! Raising 2 grandbabies, as infants they were raised on donor breast milk

Re: First week pumping..... Nona #13289 03/01/10 06:49 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 68 H hvnsnt OP member
OP hvnsnt member H Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 68	Thanks ladies! I'm so afraid to cap out. But so far so good. I'm up to 3.5-4 ounces per day now. I seem to pump a LOT more (close to an ounce) when I get up at 3:00 (or any time between 1 and 5 am) and the same amount when I get up around 7-8. So the majority of my milk is pumped in those 2 sessions. After 3 pumps today I had 2.5 ounces. it slows down in the afternoon.

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