I would like to express some milk to have on hand when I go out from time to time. A friend gave me her medela electric swing pump to try. I know it should be my best chance of expressing if I knew what to do.

Dd is now 7 months old, my breasts have well and truly settled. I have only the minimal amount of milk to feed her, she drains both boobs fully at each feed, and feeds often through the day and night. At no point in time do I feel full of milk.

Expressing after a feed has no result. I don't want to express between feeds because I'm worried she would go hungry.

Is there anything I should know, or is expressing just not an option for me?