This post contains a slight amount of breastfeeding TMI. You have been warned...
Feeling very proud of myself -- I pumped nearly a full feeding just now! The trick: second letdown. My Medela pump works at two speeds: fast at first – for letdown – and then after a couple of minutes the pumps slows down, somewhat mimicking a baby’s sucking motion. There is a button you can press to restart the pump, so that it goes through the two minutes of fast pumping again. I was amazed to find that pressing the button actually induced a second round of letdown and I added maybe another ounce or so to my production… Woo hoo! Now maybe there IS a chance I can keep up with Baby Bird at daycare – what a thought! Gotta keep drinking that water, though…
Feeling very proud of myself -- I pumped nearly a full feeding just now! The trick: second letdown. My Medela pump works at two speeds: fast at first – for letdown – and then after a couple of minutes the pumps slows down, somewhat mimicking a baby’s sucking motion. There is a button you can press to restart the pump, so that it goes through the two minutes of fast pumping again. I was amazed to find that pressing the button actually induced a second round of letdown and I added maybe another ounce or so to my production… Woo hoo! Now maybe there IS a chance I can keep up with Baby Bird at daycare – what a thought! Gotta keep drinking that water, though…
Off to lunch!
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