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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My supply is slightly higher than what my baby needs. What i do is that i let my baby decide how much to drink, and leave it as it is. I take lecithin everyday, as i know i am prone to engorgement thus possible blocked ducts. Only pump when i feel uncomfortable. So far has yet to experience blocked ducts (touch wood). As for night feeding, i too, seldom pump. But realized that baby might stretch the feeding time gap (from 2h to 4h) so i do the same -- pump when uncomfortable. Note that my baby always dl only 1 side per feeding, so i think my body has already accustomed to it.

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5mo ago

This is really great advice x

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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