I'm suddenly getting ever diminishing returns with my breastpump. Do I have to bite the bullet and shell out for a different one? I breastfed Peanut the first until just shy of her 2nd birthday; we weened her out of necessity when I was on a week of bed/rest following an amniocentesis for Peanut the Second. I was fortunate enough to have no supply problems whatsoever.
Likewise, we've had no supply issues with Peanut the Second, who is now 9.5 months old. In fact at the beginning, with Boob Mite #2 we had a bit of oversupply/fast let down/ slight reflux combo problem that eventually worked itself out over time. She has always refused formula.
Unlike her big sister, Peanuttier is at nursery school during the week and needs a daily supply to cart along to school. And I am getting ever diminishing returns with my pump, a Medala hand pump.
I used to be able to knock out on average 70ml in a solo session, 100-120ml in a really good session. Just over a month ago, I started having to pump in tandem with a feeding session. Then I started getting only about 60ml a tandem session. Then 50ml. I'm now at the point where I get maaaybe 30ml a session, and if I pump at every feed, it just gets even worse.
It's not even a supply problem, because Peanuttier is more than satiated whenever she wants boob, and if stop with the hand pump and switch to expressing by hand, well, I nearly shot hubby in the eye with a wayward jet. I've been trying to perfect the hand expression as such, but it takes me for ever and I get a good amount all over the place. Plus with Peanut the First being a typical 3 year old, and Hubs at work most evenings, I can't always dedicate a goodly chunk of time that hand expression is currently taking me. It's like my boobs have become hyper efficient, responding only to the real deal or hand expression.
I'm hydrating like mad, eating oatmeal, and totally stressing out, in no particular order. Yes, I know that last isn't helping matters, but I'm feeling the pressure because Peanuttier has decided that this baby food mush is passè and it's big kid food, boob, or GTFO. Her school won't switch her to the next menu tier until we're finished introducing a list of foods, including some stuff like eggs and juice that I didn't give to Peanut the First until after her first birthday. Peanuttier is still too small/not enough teeth for some of it.
Anyone else had to combat this problem? What helped you through it? Do I just have to bite the bullet and shell out some bucks for some big honking electric tit milker?
Likewise, we've had no supply issues with Peanut the Second, who is now 9.5 months old. In fact at the beginning, with Boob Mite #2 we had a bit of oversupply/fast let down/ slight reflux combo problem that eventually worked itself out over time. She has always refused formula.
Unlike her big sister, Peanuttier is at nursery school during the week and needs a daily supply to cart along to school. And I am getting ever diminishing returns with my pump, a Medala hand pump.
I used to be able to knock out on average 70ml in a solo session, 100-120ml in a really good session. Just over a month ago, I started having to pump in tandem with a feeding session. Then I started getting only about 60ml a tandem session. Then 50ml. I'm now at the point where I get maaaybe 30ml a session, and if I pump at every feed, it just gets even worse.
It's not even a supply problem, because Peanuttier is more than satiated whenever she wants boob, and if stop with the hand pump and switch to expressing by hand, well, I nearly shot hubby in the eye with a wayward jet. I've been trying to perfect the hand expression as such, but it takes me for ever and I get a good amount all over the place. Plus with Peanut the First being a typical 3 year old, and Hubs at work most evenings, I can't always dedicate a goodly chunk of time that hand expression is currently taking me. It's like my boobs have become hyper efficient, responding only to the real deal or hand expression.
I'm hydrating like mad, eating oatmeal, and totally stressing out, in no particular order. Yes, I know that last isn't helping matters, but I'm feeling the pressure because Peanuttier has decided that this baby food mush is passè and it's big kid food, boob, or GTFO. Her school won't switch her to the next menu tier until we're finished introducing a list of foods, including some stuff like eggs and juice that I didn't give to Peanut the First until after her first birthday. Peanuttier is still too small/not enough teeth for some of it.
Anyone else had to combat this problem? What helped you through it? Do I just have to bite the bullet and shell out some bucks for some big honking electric tit milker?
