Hi all, It is great to join this community! I would love to hear your thoughts on this and how I should manage it. 1) I have quite a few mummy friends who direct latch their baby and do not pump at all unless they are about to go back to work. However, my massage lady told me that even though I direct latch, I should still pump at least 3 times a day to clear the excess milk to prevent block ducts. I do have quite a lot of milk but by pumping, won't that just increase the supply as well? But if I don't pump, I do get lumps and block ducts. 2) And my baby tends to drink only 1 side in the middle of the night and I will feel engorge on the other side. Should I pump? Thank you in advance for your kind sharing! *my baby boy is 7 weeks young

Pumping on top of latching on demand will cause oversupply as you are stimulating for more milk production. If you are prone to blocked ducts, I'd suggest you take lecithin to help de-clump the fats in the milk to minimise the risk of it blocking the ducts. Some mummies have thinner ducts, and would be more prone to have it too. Other than lecithin consumption, you can also use a wide toothed comb during a hot shower and run it against your breasts in general. This is to stimulate blood and milk flow. You can pump in the middle of the night if you would like to build a stash. And you need not require a huge stash (it will lead to another headache on how to use them before they expires or storage issues). A stash that can last for a week is good enough.