when is the optimum time to pump so that my babies breast feeding supply is not compromised?
Thanks Nicole, Hobart Hi Nicole Expressing breast milk always depends on why. There are several reasons why women express breast milk, these include; expressing for a premature or sick infant; expressing to increase your supply or expressing to store breast milk for a later date. Nicole you have stated that you want to express without compromising your babies supply. Any amount of expressing for what ever reason will help to increase your milk supply so put your mind at ease. The important thing to remember is that baby should always have first option at the breast, so what this means is that you should always breastfeed prior to expressing. Women often find that they get very little milk when they first start expressing, be patient it takes time for your body to adjust to the extra stimulation to produce extra milk. As well as this depending on how hungry your baby is at each feed will depend on how much milk you will express. I usually suggest to mothers that when they first start ex
