Are you a F/T working mom with a 7mo old and B/F???
How much bm are you able to pump per working shift?
I used to pump like 7-8oz per 8hrs. Now my lil girl eats gerbers and work has been getting super busy so I hardly have time to pump. Sometimes I don't pump at all ;c So I only get between 2-4oz if that Im so sad. I was hoping I could continue to bf my daughter longer and I feel like Im slowly drying up...






when i pumped and worked f/t I would bring home 32oz when I first went back until about 6-8 months old then it dropped to somewhere between 12-16oz. I also have a huge oversupply! Which sucks when i'm not pumping (IE now with a new baby cause baby can't handle it and chokes/spit up ALOT)
Seeing a supply regluate is normal. However you've got to find a way to pump at work!!! I was the only nurse on a unit with 28 patients overnights and i would pump 3 times in 8 hrs in the begining then 2 times in 8 hrs as the months went on..

I am in the same boat, my supply has dropped to almost nothing. I am a full time student and working clinic hours so I don't have time to pump and only get one break which I was pumping for a while but was so imbarressed because my school has no place for me to pump so it was in a bathroom or open room where people could walk right in. I know there supposed to have places but most who breastfeed there go pump in there cars I dont have one. On top of it all my son is teething so my boobs are not putting out what he wants so he bites them none stop when he nurses cause he cant get out anything. I think my chain of breast feeding has broke he is now 9 months I thought we would at least make it to a year.

If your hotel is part of a national chain, they are required by federal law to accomodate you. Meaning someone has to take the front desk for your break.
I was pumping about the same amount at work by this age; it was a requirement to pump one side while nursing the other every single morning. On my days off, I did that for ALL AM feeds. WHat I got then, and solids, made the difference.
Back off solids when you're home... indeed, skip 'em altogether when you're there and just nurse. Solids are for when you're not there. It's fine... she misses nothign by not getting them.
- nessac1987
on Apr. 7, 2012 at 1:43 AM