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Hi! My 10 month old was EBF before I returned to work as well. I was lucky that I produced enough during my leave to nurse her plus build a significant freezer supply. After returning to work, I pumped twice a day at work, however, I know some moms who pumped 3x; morning, lunch, and afternoon. You just need to find what works best for you! Similar to what Beth said, I also pumped before bed, if I wasn't completely empty. Regarding increasing my supply as she got older, my body did the opposite, my supply slowly decreased. I swore by 'booby bites' while I was nursing and pumping, I ate 2-3 a day (mainly to help with my sweet tooth cravings!). I noticed a 2-4 oz drop in my supply on the days I didn't eat any.
Lactation bites
2 c old fashioned oats
1/2 c flaxseed
3 tbsp Brewers yeast
1 c peanut butter
1/2 c honey
1 tsp vanilla
Chocolate chips or raisins
Mix all ingredients together, roll into balls, refrigerate.
Good luck with your journey!! 🙂
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Ooh! Those sound delish! I'll have to try them out! @kequick - I try to eat a bowl of oatmeal each morning, as that seems to help my supply (oats are key, in my opinion!). Add some dried blueberries and/or freeze-dried strawberries if you want a little extra flavor. I have tried the Mother's Milk tea (you can find it at Target in the coffee/tea section) - it's not too bad and maybe helps?? I haven't noticed a huge difference, but it definitely doesn't hurt. 🙂 Also, I noticed when I'm extra-short on sleep (what mom *isn't* short on sleep, but this is when I'm extra-short...like during a growth spurt and we're up multiple times a night) I don't produce as much milk. Maybe TRY (as much as possible??? :)) a little extra sleep and see if that helps too? Pumping doesn't rank high on my "fun" scale either, but I did find a few ebooks on the Kindle that I got sucked into reading that made the time seem to fly by faster. Good luck! 🙂
Thanks @BethFlattum!
These sound so yummy! Thanks for chiming in 🙂 I ended up pumping last night before bed after reading the response from you and @BethFlattum. I *loathe* pumping but need to just suck it up... I will try the lactation bites too! Have a great day.