i am a full-pumping mom (electric pump), i was misled by the nurse in the hospital and now my baby just cant be fed in nature...
my baby is now drinking breast milk for most of the time, only 1-2oz formula if needed.
but i have some problems here and wish to get some advices:
1. my right nipple gets swollen whenever i start pumping and it hurts. though i start from the lowest power everytimg... but my left nipple doesn't
2. i do not have the 奶柱 unless i push to high power or i use my fingers to press the breast to push... orelse, the milk only flow out simply...
3. like 30mins after pumping, my nipple and the area around would feel shaking and a bit painful, very discomfort...
anyone share the same experience and can advise me what to do?
really worry that i cant hold on for a longer period, afraid that i dont have enough milk... i now have around 20-24oz a day... which just a little bit more than enough for my baby, now she is 25 days old...
actually, i started with the hand pump at the very beginning, and i think that's when i hurt my nipple, cause i've been pressing too hard... and it never heals cause i keep on pumping, nomatter using the hand pump or the electric pump.
but whichever i use, i could still squeeze out drop by drop at the end using hand. so how do i know if i have pumped 得清??
i can only pump 3oz to 7oz (max) each time and around 4-5 hours apart. so i have like 2x oz/day. is it too less??
my baby is now 24 days. i dont have any store yet, cause now just barely enough for my baby's consumption...