today i nursed DD a few times in the morning (last time at 9:30). i go to get a much-needed massage and run a few errands, and i get back at 12:30. so, 3 hours of no nursing. while i was gone nanny gave her 4 oz of formula (i have limited freezer stash, plus it's too much trouble for her to defrost frozen milk, etc).
i sat down to pump at 12:30, and i pump for THIRTY-FIVE MINUTES, on a high setting (maybe 80%) on Medela PISA. I get a measly 1.5 oz out!!! I use a pumping bra and am squeezing/massaging boobs the whole time.
i don't get this. when DD was in the NICU and a teeny tiny thing (and i was pumping every 3 hrs), milk was shooting out of me so fast, i could get 5 oz in like 5 minutes (not kidding). I used a hospital grade pump, which i think helped, but not sure that's all. I don't get why now that DD actually NEEDS to drink more milk, my supply is decreasing.
i'm just so frustrated, i can pump for so long and get almost nothing out!!
do you think her STTN has something to do with this? DD slept through the night (11-12 hrs solid) since 4 months of age. When i was pumping exclusively (when she was in NICU and was too weak to nurse), i was pumping every 3 hours.
So, how do i help this?? Getting up in the middle of the night to pump ain't an option here, i NEED the sleep. I don't just have DD all day, i have DS who is a handful himself.