Milk supply: What you see on most of social media and the internet related to pumping milk is not the reality of how things work for most people. Do brimming, overflowing bottles of pumped milk make you feel insecure of your own milk supply? Stop comparing yourself. You don’t know their situation or journey for how they got there. Having an unrealistic expectation for your milk supply can also inadvertently sabotage your perfectly normal journey. So what’s normal?
🍼If you pump within 30 minutes of breastfeeding your baby, I expect you to only be able to pump 1/4-1oz COMBINED between both sides
🍼If you’re pumping in place of feeding directly from your body, every 2-3 hours, A normal volume would be 2-4oz depending on the age of your baby and your breast storage capacity
🍼 The best way to make milk is to frequently empty milk to either your baby or a quality pump. If you go more than 5-6 hours between feeding or pumping I expect your milk supply to drop. You can’t pump or feed less than 6 times in 24 hours and expect to have a full milk supply for a baby under 6 months. There are exceptions to this for few people who have a true oversupply. The MAJORITY of us need to feed or pump 8-12+ times per day to make the milk our baby needs. Normal
🍼 Breastfed babies under 12 months take 20-32oz of breastmilk in 24 hours. From current research, exclusively breastfed babies will average 25 ounces in 24 hours
🍼 Not all pumps are created equal. There are some crappy pumps that will not stimulate you to release milk well, making you think you have a lower supply than you do
🍼Using the wrong pump flange can also sabotage your supply by not emptying your breast well. If you have to have the suction on the highest setting, see a lot of areola being pulled into the flange tunnel, still feel like you have milk in the breast after pumping or are getting recurrent plugged ducts while pumping, the flange size is wrong
🍼 Milk volumes are supposed to fluctuate
🍼If you have questions about your milk storage capacity, pump or flange fit, consider taking my Pumped class. Link in bio to enroll

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