Hi...it has been a long time since I have participated in a thread,  but this 
one caught my eye.  I am only sharing my experience, nothing that  is from a 
book.
 
Most everyone in here remembers my difficulties with milk supply  from my 
gastric bypass.  Top that off with working full time and I was  really worried.  
The best pumping sessions I had would give me a grand  total of 8 oz of milk 
over a 12 hour shift.  Some days were a bit better  (not by much) and some days 
a bit less.  This while I was taking Reglan  10mg three times daily, 
Fenugreek 3 tabs 3 times daily, and drinking mother's  milk tea 4 times per shift ( 
with every pumping).  By 7 mos, my baby was  eating enough by solids that the 
milk I pumped, and the nursings I gave her at  night (co-sleeping and non stop 
nursing) provided all she needed.  She  gained well and I just did the best I 
could.  The best I could was  apparently enough as she never needed formula.  
She "jumped" me as soon as  I walked in the door from work (what a wonderful 
way to relax with those great  relaxing hormones after a stressful day at work) 
and we continued most of the  night.  In LLL meetings I learned that a lot of 
babes of working moms  turned their days and nights around to get their milk 
at the time when MOM was  available to them.  (meaning at night).  We all know 
that mom is the  best pump and maybe her body just doesn't respond well to an 
artificial pump,  even the beloved Symphony.  This mom states that she nurses 
all night also  (I assume through co-sleeping) and apparently the baby isn't 
showing symptoms of  a starving baby.  I say, if it ain't broke don't fix it.  
Baby will  let mom know if he is hungry and that she isn't making enough, 
mainly by nursing  more.  I agree with a few extra pumpings on her days off, and 
off course  continue to pump on her breaks at work, but don't let her continue 
to stare at  those pesky numbers on the side of the bottles and allow her to 
worry about the  numbers.  Have her watch the baby and not the ounces.  Sounds 
to me,  baby is happy with what he IS getting from mom and that is really all 
that  matters. 
 
I am sure more experienced LC's will correct me if I am  wrong?
 
Renee Drake RN CLC
Orland, CA 
Mom to Cate who is STILL nursing at 21 mos of age  :) 

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