How should I express BM?

[beaver]

Just wondering how I should express breast milk? I have heard that you should express 5 min on each side after a feed and/or 1-1.5 hr after feed? Please help!

[Fleur]

I replied to your other thread

But basically I would think you can do either - hopefully someone who knows for sure will say -

BM production works on supply & demand so the more that goes out, the more you make, you should start to see an increase in a few days.

Personally if you are feeding every 2-3 hours I would be doing 5 a side after you feed.

Good luck

[~Minny~]

I was always told that 20minutes after a feed your breasts fill up again....not sure if its true but i find i can express more an hr after a feed. If i do it to soon after a feed i hardly get anything.

Guess its a bit of trial and error to see whats going to work for you.

[littlebear]

I've only done it a few times, but what I do is wait an hour after a feed and then express for 15 minutes on each side, or if I'm doing really well I go a bit longer.

I'm not sure if there really is a right or wrong way to do it, just what works best for you.