petchy
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i have never managed to get the hang of expressing milk, have no idea why... in the early days i expressed 2-3 times a day but could only ever get a max of 2oz (that's in total from bothe breasts) it was kind of disheartening, so i stopped after a while and now whenever ruben needs a bottle for some reason i have to give him formula (say if i'm going out or...)
i even bought an electric pump, thinking it would be better but it was just the same, if a little less tiring on the hands... still could only get 1oz off each breast, and that's after a heck of a long time faffing, switching boobies, squeezing them and generally anything else i could think of.
the pump has been gathering dust for a month or two, and i decided to have another go just now, as ruben lost interest after just one breast before dinner and the other one felt really full. so there's milk there, and loads of it, but....
...once again i could only get a couple of oz. grrrr
and i still have one limp and one full(ish) boob...
WHYYYYYY??????
it's as if my boobies know it's a pump and not ruben... i usually have a very fast let down and can literally hear it squirting into ruben's mouth, even the boob i'm not feeding from usually squirts like mad when ruben is latched on the other one - but with a pump it just doesn't happen...
i'd love to be able to get 7-8oz in a sitting like some do, so i can have a full bottle to offer ruben before bed instead of the formula, and maybe save some in the freezer too. i now have (after an hours effort) a pathetic little 2oz bag of milk which i don't know what to do with as it is nowhere near enough for a bottle for ruben.
WHAT CAN I DO????? help me please, what is the magic trick i'm missing?? i've tried warm flannels, massage, visualising ruben at the breast, i try to relax etc...
i even bought an electric pump, thinking it would be better but it was just the same, if a little less tiring on the hands... still could only get 1oz off each breast, and that's after a heck of a long time faffing, switching boobies, squeezing them and generally anything else i could think of.
the pump has been gathering dust for a month or two, and i decided to have another go just now, as ruben lost interest after just one breast before dinner and the other one felt really full. so there's milk there, and loads of it, but....
...once again i could only get a couple of oz. grrrr
and i still have one limp and one full(ish) boob...WHYYYYYY??????
it's as if my boobies know it's a pump and not ruben... i usually have a very fast let down and can literally hear it squirting into ruben's mouth, even the boob i'm not feeding from usually squirts like mad when ruben is latched on the other one - but with a pump it just doesn't happen...
i'd love to be able to get 7-8oz in a sitting like some do, so i can have a full bottle to offer ruben before bed instead of the formula, and maybe save some in the freezer too. i now have (after an hours effort) a pathetic little 2oz bag of milk which i don't know what to do with as it is nowhere near enough for a bottle for ruben.
WHAT CAN I DO????? help me please, what is the magic trick i'm missing?? i've tried warm flannels, massage, visualising ruben at the breast, i try to relax etc...
You're doing everything right, don't be disheartened 
