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Stupid question for when bubs comes
Hi,
This is going to sound like i'm a touch dense which is why its here and not in pg or baby.
My mum bought me a breast pump and storage pots etc for Chrimbo (just what i wanted!!) and the milk storage pots only have 60ml capacity...surely a baby has more than that in one feed or is that about right? Also does the baby drink the milk from both boobs in one sitting or just one?
Thanks
Emma xx
This is going to sound like i'm a touch dense which is why its here and not in pg or baby.
My mum bought me a breast pump and storage pots etc for Chrimbo (just what i wanted!!) and the milk storage pots only have 60ml capacity...surely a baby has more than that in one feed or is that about right? Also does the baby drink the milk from both boobs in one sitting or just one?
Thanks
Emma xx
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As for the booby feeding question i'm not sure as I never managed to successfully bf but I think you are meant to do one boob then offer the other ? and if they dont take it offer that boob next time ?? Probably best to get that advice from someone else.
Its better to store milk in smaller amounts as then you can defrost the right amount instead of a big batch which may not all be used at one feed. I used to do about 100ml in each storage container and then just use as many as needed. You will soon figure out how much your baby drinks at each feed.
For your question about drinking from both boobs, I assume you mean BFing and not drinking expressed milk?? There are different schools of thought. Some say drink from one boob per feed, but I was told to drink from both boobs at each feed (otherwise you end up lopsided!). If you are referring to the baby drinking expressed milk, then it doesn't matter which boob the milk comes from. Just add it all together.
Hope this helps x
With regards to breastfeeding, I worried constantly if I was under/over feeding my ds. I used to always offer 2 boobs at each feed. Some hv used to tell me to make sure he was draining the 1st as the last milk is the fatty milk, but he was gaining weight well. He used to fall asleep after the 1st boob during the night so I would change his nappy and then give him the other side. That way I got 3 hours between feeds. You will learn what is best for you. Its completly normal to worry about how much milk your lo is getting but honestly as long as they are gaining weight they are getting enough. My ds used to cluster feed and I was worried I was over feeding him or I didnt have enough milk, you cannot over feed a bf baby, so if you think feeding your baby would settle them, then feed them.
It will all come, dont worry
I only gave my baby one boob per feed to ensure it was completley empty. If he/she was still hungry 20 minutes later I offered the other one.
xxx
Re the breast pump, blimey you're testing me as to how much 60ml is!! I also always worked in ounces - but I think 60ml is quite little. However, you might find it hard to get much more than that when you pump as generally you don't get as much as the baby does when they feed. To start with that's probably all they'll take at one feed anyway, but by about 3 months they'll probably be up to 3 or 4 times that much at one feed so if you're expressing then you might need to do quite a bit to get a full feed's worth - you can always pump into one of those pots then transfer it into bags or a bottle or whatever.
Ps they're not stupid questions - most of it just comes with experience.
Everytime someone gives me something baby related I realise how little I actually know about babies and everything seems like a stupid question at the minute.
Emma.xx