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

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Hi mummy, I have direct latched all the way, the only time I pumped was when my supply was Low hence pump to increase supply in the beginning. Therefore to answer your question 1) there is no need to pump. Pumping will increase your supply, hence just feeding on demand would be good enough. In time to come you will find that your supply will regulate to suit baby's needs. Take lecithin to help with the issue of blocked ducts. 2) you can pump if you need to build a stash. Otherwise there is no need to pump if you don't need to

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Home Breastfeeding hi it great join community i love hear your thoughts how i should manage 1 i have quite few mummy friends who direct latch their baby not pump unless about go back work however massage lady told that though i direct latch i should still pump least 3 times day clear excess milk prevent block ductsi have quite lot milk but pumping wont that increase supply but if i dont pump i get lumps block ducts 2 and baby tends drink only 1 side in