oversupply?

12 days pp & exclusively pumping, pump sessions about 3-5hrs apart & each session about 30mins with double pump + hand express about 5-10mins before my boobs are empty, each session i get about 170/180-240ml combined, total at end of day is about 890-1200ml am i considered oversupply? i only have max 7pump sessions, normally only 5/6

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Super Mum

Depends on your baby's intake. But that's a lot to me, good on you! My LO is 7mo now and I'm yielding only 120-150ml per session😅but it's sufficient for baby's next day feed at infant care. Evening and weekends i just latch

Anonymous

5y ago

baby eats about 80ml every 4 hrs

Super Mum

That’s a lot to me! Haha. It’s oversupply for your very young baby. If you want to build up a store of milk, then sure, you can carry on with what you’re doing. Just make sure you get enough rest:)

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