Pumping

So I started to pump a few times a day to get something started. I was getting a small little drop right at the nipple. I then got some Fenugreek and Blessed Thistle to take until my medicine came in the mail. I then started to get larger drops each day at the nipple. And this was just pumping a few times a day.

Then the day my medicine came everything started to come together. It was a Saturday morning. My son and I were going to go check the mail when the mail truck stopped in front of our house. He brought a package for me to sign for. I felt like it was Christmas morning. I opened the package and started to take the Motilium that afternoon.

I had to work that weekend as well. So I pumped for the first time at work just to get the feel of it. I was making sure that I was pumping AT LEAST 8 times a day and always shooting for more. I pumped 3 times a day at work and at least 5 at home. What were my results you ask :) See for your self:

7/10/08 16.5 ml (.56 oz)
7/11/08 39.5 ml (1.34 oz)
7/12/08 52.75 ml (1.78 oz)
7/13/08 86.25 ml (2.92 oz)
7/14/08 112.75 ml (3.81 oz)
7/15/08 158.5 ml (5.36 oz)
7/16/08 186.25 ml (6.3 oz)
7/17/08 222.25 ml (7.52 oz)
7/18/08 233.75 ml (7.9 oz)
7/19/08 273 ml (9.23 oz)
7/20/08 329 ml (11.12 oz)
7/21/08 364.75 ml (12.33 oz)

7/24/08 501 ml (16.94 oz)

I didn't always keep track after that. I could take a look at the bottles I pumped into and see. But at this point I am really happy with the progress! I think I might measure some this weekend and update this post. I feel so blessed that my supply has increased so much. There are some women that do more than me and are only able to get drops.

In the morning after my longest stretch of sleep I pump 4 oz total. I love seeing the little 2.7 oz tubes fill! I now have a stash to be able to give my son nothing but breast milk this weekend. I can't even explain how happy that makes me. This is really working. Now if I could only get everyone to back me up and my son to latch...