Home Forums Induced Lactation aka Adoptive Breastfeeding Medical Interventions to Induce Lactation/Increase Milk Supply I can't get milk in my pump

I have been at this for about 4 weeks with herbs and on Dom for about 2 weeks . I did not use any birth control pills prior to this. I am getting milk drops easily and even some squirting of milk when I hand express...But when I use the Punp In Style breast pump, I can't get any milk at all to come out.....Once a drop landed on the horn and the sides of the horn seem to get a bit of film on it but that's about it. Does it take time to finally get the milk to express out in a pump or do I have a bad pump? Or is hand compressing the best way to go until I am able to be engorged enough to express milk into the pump? Considering I did this without the birth contorl pill I if my supply will just take a lot more time (how much) to come in so it can be pump versus hand express out? Thank you in advance for any information you might be able to share.

Well I did dom and pumping last time and I think your progress is normal. I think it took a few months before I could even get an ounce. I built up to about 4 oz a day plus whatever baby was taking through nursing. (that was after 4 months)Others seem to do everything from less than me to getting a full supply. I don't think it's all about how hard you work and more about how your body responds.

I don't think it matters if you have been pg before either. I think you will be able to pump when your supply is built up but I would still do the 6-10x a day with the pump as it does stimulate the supply; you could follow up with hand expression too.