If everyone doesn't mind, and you haven't already, can you please tell me how you are expressing?
Using what? Hand? Manual? Electric?
Brand?
How long does it take?
To get how much?
I have the advent one and So can't tell if it's me or the pump but I do it for 60seconds and nothing comes out!
Am I being ridiculously impatient? How long with a full morning breast does it take for the pump to get anything out?
Is it better to express from a breast that baby hasn't emptied eg the 2nd breast? Does it happen faster then?
Most pumps say wait to try until after 6 weeks for whatever reason but Arthur is 5 weeks in Sunday and you guys are ripping along with younger babies!
I have a client and her sister can't express any way but my client is like a cow. She uses the advent electric pump and can get 120 mls each time!!!!
I want my wife to have some feeding time with him.
Also, anyone having drama with getting baby to bed at 'our bedtime'.... Like between 8:30 and 9:30?
He fights! Sometimes for 2 hrs!
Wakes himself up. Not screaming just grizzling and being restless. We check bums, rock, walk, bouncer, cuddle, sing, feed.....
All that after a small feed then a bath then a bigger feed then we try. He has all the tired symptoms. He just fights that one.
Every other one during the night, I get him up to feed after he wakes. 15 mins, one breast. Sometimes burps sometimes not. Back to bed for 3-4 hrs. Repeat... But the 9pm one is rubbish!
Any tips????
Last edited by mum+mum; February 24th, 2011 at 07:53 PM.
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