Milk supply
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Topic: Milk supply
Posted By: BellaBoo
Subject: Milk supply
Date Posted: 20 December 2007 at 3:13pm
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just out of interest- After totally emptying your milk supply, how long does it take to regenerate fully? ------------- http://lilypie.com">   http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 20 December 2007 at 3:15pm
| I dont think you ever totally empty your boobs. I think theycan always find a bit more. I also think (totally off the top of my head) that they are pretty much recharged in about an hour???? |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 20 December 2007 at 3:24pm
| i was told an hour and 1/2 |
Posted By: Spudling
Date Posted: 20 December 2007 at 3:48pm
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I have been told it is about 3 hours.... ------------- http://tickers.families.com"> 
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Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 20 December 2007 at 4:05pm
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I think you always have something left, even when Lauren cluster feeds hour afer hour some evenings, she always manages to get alot of milk out, although to me they feel empty when I squeeze them! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 20 December 2007 at 5:05pm
| Mine ALWAYS feel empty now yet Tom gets all his feeds out no problem at all. |
Posted By: monster
Date Posted: 20 December 2007 at 6:23pm
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I was told the sucking produces more milk, which is why babies can always get some out (even when they feel empty and you won't get much at all by hand/expressing). -------------   
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Posted By: sunnyhoney
Date Posted: 20 December 2007 at 6:39pm
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I don't know about that... I've been exclusively expressing with an electric pump for 2.5 months now. And although the amount has dropped a little from what it first was (stupid midwife advice I blame) I am still able to give Joy breast milk for the most part of each day. I plan to keep going for as long as I can this way. ------------- Mum to: Joy Emily 1.05am 27/09/07 7lb 3oz Austin Paul 12.47pm 18/04/10 10lb 8oz |
Posted By: DJ
Date Posted: 20 December 2007 at 7:22pm
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Hmmm that's interesting about the recharge time. I've got one sore boob today (maybe blocked duct) so tried to feed Anyssa from that side for a 2nd feed 2 hours after the first - she was grizzling and complaining, so I put her on the other boob and she was fine. It seemed like the other boob was still empty? ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Salifer
Date Posted: 20 December 2007 at 7:32pm
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DJ - I've had similar experiences....Ella gets grizzly on the boob...feels like its empty...keep perservering until both of us get annoyed....swap boobs and away she goes......I know they say there is always something there.....but the 6pm feed feels like I've "RUN OUT" after a long day......wish boobs had a 'empty' + 'full' gauge like a car!!!!! -------------    
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 20 December 2007 at 10:24pm
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I find too that at the end of the day the let down takes longer to come in.
Boobs always have a bit of milk in there but if you have just fed there won't be much in there compared to the other side. |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 21 December 2007 at 8:51am
| one boob might be easier to drink from than the other hence the frustration. Also if you do have a blocked duct maybe the milk tastes funny. Make sure you keep trying to massage it out and feed more off it or express off it. you DONT want it hanging around. |
Posted By: BabyOnBoard
Date Posted: 21 December 2007 at 9:55am
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My midwife said one boob is usually the favoured over the other ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 21 December 2007 at 2:19pm
and after a few months of breastfeeding the favoured one ends up bigger than the other 
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Posted By: 3boys
Date Posted: 21 December 2007 at 3:20pm
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I heard from the LLL that boobs are never fully empty.
As NZpiper said - once your have been BF for a while and it is established they will always feel soft. Swapping boobs can help a grizzly baby as they can get a second letdown of thirst quenching foremilk rather than having to work hard for the hindmilk. sometimes also a change of position helps too! and of course there is always the fav boob. Rach and Jack i so hear what you are saying - i am embarassed to dress up for a night out as i am clearly lopsided. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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