Alicia Richman, the current holder of this record, donated 11,115 ounces of breast milk. Nope, that’s not a typo. When I first read the article, I misread the 694 pounds as ounces, thinking if I’d only stuck with it. But no, my amount of 200 ounces could not compete. This women is amazing.

The service that she has provided premature infants is immeasurable. While I had great success initially in my breast pumping endeavor, I struggled for the last few months. So I know the frustration that moms go through when they don’t feel like they can provide. But as I mention frequently, the fact that you gave it your best is all that matters. Those beautiful babies are going to turn out to be amazing people, with or without breast milk.

But those moms who do pump an excessive amount of breast milk may want to consider donating to these breast milk donation banks. The initial process is a little cumbersome: you must take a blood test and complete an application, but once this is complete, it just takes going to the post office and shipping the milk. The pride that you feel when you have provided your breast milk, which could save a baby’s life is unforgettable. So consider sharing your precious breast milk.

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Although for my last baby I setup her room to lock myself in and get this breastfeeding thing down, it just didn’t work for me. I had severe depression with each birth, and my doctor put me on anti-depressants during my third trimester with Gabrielle. I was much better when she was born and didn’t experience the same anxiety and depression as before, but still felt terribly uncomfortable about breastfeeding. I was so desperate to do it, which caused even greater anxiety. I’d finally figured that I was very visual and had to see that milk actually flowing into her. Once I realized this and started exclusive pumping, we were both as happy as little larks.

If you do decide to exclusively pump, let go of the guilt. I have so much admiration for those wonderful moms who can breastfeed exclusive. But pumping still allows your wonderfully created breast milk to be fed to your sweet one.

So decide what’s best for you (you have lots of options):

• Exclusive breastfeeding
• Exclusive breast pumping
• Exclusive formula
• Combination of each or all

Just remember that you’re a great mom and your beautiful baby will flourish with whatever choice that you make.

I’m back from a long hiatus. Getting a job a couple of years go really became overwhelming and Gotbreastpump suffered from it. Although it’s a great job, and I’m so thankful for it, your continued comments and questions have beckoned me back to the website. I’m hoping that my research and information about getting the best nutrition for your baby will help many moms.

But before we set out on the techniques and tricks for getting that breast milk for you baby, I think the most important advice that I can give is to trust yourself.

Listening to your own intuition will give you the great insight to that your baby really needs. I think we’re so sleep deprived and nervous with a new baby, especially first-time moms, that we forget that we have a an innate sense of how to be a great provider. However with the plethora of information being bombarded at us, even while still pregnant, we forget that we moms have the greatest connection to that one very unique baby.

Relax, listen to your heart and enjoy your brand new sweetness.

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In the beginning, when you are trying to establish a good breast milk supply, you will need to breast pump every 2-3 hours.  Once you establish a good supply, and a keeping up with your baby’s feeding demands, then you will be able to spread you breast pumping sessions further apart.

You will need to find a good routine to fit into your schedule, but you should try to stick with the same times (more or less) each day.  A good idea is to find equal intervals each time each day to help maintain your breast milk supply.

Such as:

• 6am
• 3pm
• Midnight

What kind schedule or you on and how quickly were you able to maintain this schedule and keep your breast milk supply up?

Wrong answer.  What results is a painfully horrid experience.  Breast pumping first should mimic your baby and secondly, should not be painful.  Initially each time you start breast pumping you should:

• place your suction on the lower levels,
• as time passes, you can push the suction level up just a little to feel some pressure.

If you force the suction too quickly, you will find the pain too intense and quit pumping, your breast milk will begin to decrease and you will eventually crack your nipples causing bleeding into your breast milk.

Many of the newer models of breast pumps have very good settings for the rhythm and suction and help you determine the best settings for the best results for your breast pumping experience.

What do you find are the perfect settings for breast pumping?  If you have used the newer models of breast pumps – do you find them to be easier to control?

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However, as wonderful as it may seem, if you are breast pumping, you probably need to continue to wake at least once at night to breast pump.  I know if sounds horrible, but most moms have found that as soon as they stop the night time pumping session, they soon find that their breast milk begins to decrease.

By the time your little begins to sleep through the night, you probably have gotten a good routine and timing when you breast pump.  A good schedule is to find 3-4 evenly spaced time intervals:

-          6am

-          3pm

-          Midnight

This kind of schedule will help you keep the breast milk flowing.  And remember that if you use some of these other breast pumping tips, then you will not have to be up longer than 15-20 minutes each night.

How often do you pump each day and do you still get up in the middle of the night?

Some things that you may want to do while breast pumping are:

-          Watching television – of course the easiest and don’t require you to use your hands

-          Smiling and talking with your baby

-          Make phones calls

-          Read your favorite book or magazine

-          Listen to your favorite music

-          Drink a warm cup of tea

-          Relax and do nothing (how often do you get to do this)

Also, using a hands-free breast pumping bra helps immensely, allowing you to free yours hands from the breast pump and do numerous things while breast pumping:

-          Using your computer

-          Writing lists or important notes

-          Playing and feeding your baby

Whatever you choose to do, find something.  This will help you to breast pump for a much longer period of time and ultimately help you to make more breast milk for your baby.

What are some of the things that you do while breast pumping?