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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those of you who did pump a little for relief - did you feed that milk to your baby later or just stash it? I think I may have oversupply [b]because my baby does not seem hungry for a bottle of milk in addition to my nursing sessions[/b]. I don't have a huge freezer so I don't want to be stashing 6 oz every day (I'm only pumping for 4 minutes and getting 6 oz super fast, and my breasts still feel full after because I'm just relieving pressure). Maybe donate?[/quote]

I'm confused - do you somehow think it's normal for babies to nurse and THEN take a bottle? You only need to give them a bottle afterwards in special situations.

Why are you pumping? Sorry, I think this whole idea of pumping to relieve pressure has kind of gotten out of control. How old is your baby? You really should not have to be constantly pumping to relieve pressure. Oversupply is temporary and adjusts itself.

Yes, you can definitely donate this milk!

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My baby will be 7 months next week. The pumping for relief is because I cannot go all night, I’m super engorged by the 10 hour mark. I’m barely pumping - literally 3-4 minutes, and producing what seems like a “ton” (6 ounces) in that very short time. What I meant about feeding later is that before baby was STTN, I assume she was drinking more ounces per day since I was never engorged or pumping previously. I had put the extra milk in the fridge to offer mixed in with oatmeal or in a sippy cup or bottle if she seemed extra hungry from the decrease in ounces over a 24 hr period. But it really doesn’t get touched since she isn’t hungry. I will look into donating.[/quote]

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