Forum: Pumping & Relactating Moms

We've more or less had the same evening routine since I went back to work when LO was three months old. I'm thinking we might need some tweaking. LO is still dying to nurse the minute we get home,...

I am currently working to wean off pumping season 1 (of 4). I have decreased by .5 - 1 oz twice know and got a clogged duct both times. I started Lecithin (sp?) last night as suggested in an...

Is it normal to get really emotional when starting to wean from the pump? I started cutting back from 3 sessions a day to 2 sessions last week, and now am officially only pumping twice each day. ...

Hey ladies. My LO is 16 weeks, been at daycare for almost a month since I started back to work. So, like so many posts on here, my DC is asking me to send bigger bottles and I'm having a hard time...

hi all! I have been pumping practically LO's whole little life (10 weeks). I have low supply and LO is a lazy nurser. The pumping helps me keep up my supply. I pump anywhere from 3-7 times a day...

Hello ladies! I haven't posted in awhile - my bfing and pumping has gone so well I didn't need to! :) But now I have a couple of questions. I looked through the other threads but didn't see an...

We are taking a quick weekend trip and the baby (5 months) might stay home with the grandparents. Due to distractions during the day (2 year old brother) I pump and bottle feed during the day and...

Hi, I've been back at work now for almost 3 months and Luke generally takes 2 bottles and I nurse him around lunch time. I send 3 oz bottles. Lately, he has only been taking in 2 oz at a time!...

I have a PISA that I use at work, 3 days/week. Schlepping the pump to and from is doable, but I'm thinking about leaving it at work and getting a second pump to keep at home. (My commute involves...

Hi ladies. I have been breast feeding for 9 months now. (yah!!) :) My husband and I are going on a mini vacation and my daughter is not coming with. (Going to Vegas for a football game.) Anyway, I...

I need help!!! My son was born 8 1/2 weeks early and has been in the NICU almost 2 weeks. He is doing wonderfully, but as was common throughout the pregnancy, it is me who is having the problems, not...

Twice my post has been deleted through fat fingering :S So I will try to make it short! DD just turned 5 months...slow grower, but steady. Tiny thing in 10th % all around (I am small too). ...

Hi! My daughter is almost 7 months old. I have a Medela Pump in Style and I usually pump once per day in the evening as I am with my daughter the rest of the day. I have only replaced the pump...

This might be a little wacky, but one time I had to take single dose of medicine for a test (can't remember now what it was since it was a couple of years ago but likely something like a xanax as it...

Can it be done?? I have been hired to start a new job Nov 1st and am having mixed feelings about it all since it will be the first time I go back to work after DD is born and honestly since I was...

I remember awhile back when Paula had mentioned to me about using a jam jar technique for expressing when I was going through a nursing strike with Kearah. I was wondering if anyone had the link to...

Hi, I'm trying to order new parts for my PISA for this new baby. I'm supposed to choose a breast shield size....but what exactly do I go by size wise to know? Is it nipples, or breasts? I...

Hello all! I'm new to kellymom, have a six week old, and will be returning to work when she is 12 weeks old, so I have started to occasionally pump to "practice." I have noticed condensation in the...

Hello! So I was lurking the other day and read a post about amounts of milk to take to daycare. Someone had posted a link to a post by Paula I think, that explained it great. Now I can't find the...

My daughter is 4 months old and took a bottle of occasional pumped milk with no problems from the time she was 6 weeks old to about 2.5 months old but then after that started refusing the bottle. As...

I was thinking about this earlier as I was feeding my daughter yogurt. Would be fantastic if I could make some yogurt (Hey 101 recipes for Breastmilk, anyone game?) for her....

Nevermind that I get there between 3:30 and 3:45 every day, they did it on Friday and I just gave it to her, and they did it again today. I had to get my ds from his first day of kindergarten and...

start pumping at those times at home a few days before hand? like weaning myself into pumping more? does that make sense??? or, will i just pump rather than bf at those times, and nothing will...