pumping breastmilk

How long since you gave birth? It takes a few days after birth for your milk to produce. I only had droplets of colostrum for the first couple of days. I had 20ml by the 3rd day. It hurts so much to latch, so I pumped even though nothing came out at first. Despite the horrible pain, I continued to latch cause it stimulates the milk production. I could also pump out 45ml and 70ml back home with Spectra S1 (plus) on my 4th day. With constant pumping, max 5 times a day I could yield 850ml on my 8th day. Your body will produce more if you pump and latch more. My nipples crack when I latch before I pump so I made sure to latch in between pumps or when my nipples are stimulated enough to tahan the pain. I also apply nipple cream after every pump. I’m 10 days PP today (28 July) and I can’t go more than 4-6hrs without pumping cause my breasts will hurt so badly. So I need to efficiently drain out by latching or pumping. It gets better everyday, so hang in there and be patient. Make sure you drink plenty of water cause breastmilk is made out of 88% water. I drink a bottle after every latch. You can also do power pumping maybe once a day 20 mins pump 10 mins rest (drink water) 10 mins pump 10 mins rest (drink water) 10 mins pump Good luck and all the best!