Pumping and supply

[Anonymous]

I'm sending my 3 month old to daycare with 4, 4 oz bottles. At work I am only pumping three times, but am averaging about 15 oz over the three pumps. Due to being late and traffic, sometimes she gets the 4th bottle, but she has never in the 4 weeks that she's been enrolled, drank more than 13 oz. So my question is, is my supply at risk if I'm only pumping 3 times and she's being offered 4 bottles, or does it not matter because even though I am pumping less than she's feeding, I'm still pumping more oz in total?

[Anonymous]

You could always send a 2 oz bottle for the last "just in case" bottle. That worked for us until I actually needed to send more milk. I switched from pumping 3x at work to in the AM while still home because my supply was the highest and twice at work. Breast massage while pumping really help you to empty completely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm sending my 3 month old to daycare with 4, 4 oz bottles. At work I am only pumping three times, but am averaging about 15 oz over the three pumps. Due to being late and traffic, sometimes she gets the 4th bottle, but she has never in the 4 weeks that she's been enrolled, drank more than 13 oz. So my question is, is my supply at risk if I'm only pumping 3 times and she's being offered 4 bottles, or does it not matter because even though I am pumping less than she's feeding, I'm still pumping more oz in total?

I think you're fine. I hope so because DD always takes four bottles and I pump three times at work (I pump overnight as well because she drinks 20 oz... and most days I get 12 oz at work... looking to supplement with formula pronto). Pumping four times at work is not practical for most people.

[Anonymous]

I used to do 8 oz as (1oz per hour I leave her alone) you could try pumping the first thing in the morning before you feed her and take her to daycare since this time will be the best to pump! and in work try to do pumping twice so you keep your milk supply high... drink plenty of water and maybe buy these things that increase your supply (I used to use them and they worked like magic tbh).

[Anonymous]

I don’t think so since you’re pumping more than she drinks. If your supply hasn’t regulated (where you may stop leaking as much and may not get so engorged as easily), you may see a drop in supply when it does (often around 3 months), but not necessarily bc you aren’t pumping enough at work.