Originally Posted by fennho
thanks for the advice. I know a lactating breast is never truly empty, but the thing that worries me is after pumping, altho there's milk, the flow will be slow, rite? So, my baby (who is unfortunately an impatient feeder) will get very fussy when she suckle and milk flow is slow (due to me "emptying" it by pumping earlier)
pls help. thanks.
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Unless you need to pump for work or something you may want to stop pumping so that your breasts will adjust to the babies needs. What you can do for the engorgement in the morning is nurse her on one side until you feel relieved(just enough for relief though) then switch her to the other side and let her drain that one. If you are so engorged that she cannot latch on then pump just enough to relieve your breast but do NOT drain it. Just like an ounce or less (also the pump will draw out the nipple so she can latch on) then put her on the breast. Mine could latch on to my thigh if they thought they would get milk from it so i just stick them on...and they drink like drunken sailers...