Breast pump issues

Hi mummies, This is my first time bf my baby. My baby latches for like 30-45 mins each side during feeding ( cause she keeps falling asleep till I rub her ears then she will start drinking again). I feel very exhausted cause of this as she feeding lasted for about 45min but in 2 hour time she’s hungry again. I consulted the lactation counsellor at kkh and they advice to pump out excess milk after each latching session so that can measure her intake. I bought a pump from shoppee but my nipples hurt after 10 mins of pumping. Any experience bf mums can help? I’m so clueless. Baby is going 2 months old and I’ve survived so far with 2-4 hours of sleep daily.

Vô danh

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You should get other brand from Kiddy Palace or Mothercare like Avent, Tommy Tippee, Hegen, etc. And after each feeding or pumping put on nipple cream to moisturise your nipples and avoiding pain, blisters, cracking. And yes after every feeding for 15 to 20 mins or whatever time you do, you pump as well. This is to keep the momentum between latching and pumping be smooth. And try to always pump 3 hrs apart. Not too close neither too far apart. This is to avoid engorge breast or milk production overwhelm. If your LO gets hungry easily you can feed her formula aside from BM to keep her full and then fall asleep. I did this to my second NB as she loves to long latch directly but at the same time hungry. Formula fed will be additional when necessary if she still feel hungry. My main feeding for her will be BM. Hope this helps you.

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