Heather-- Thank you so much for sharing your story! It's always a very good experience to hear what's going on "the other side of the fence". I have personally heard stories from the "other side" shared with me in my postpartum doula practice. I have learned much from women like you and crave to hear more stories because their is so much education nestled inside these personal stories. And on a completely self-serving note: This is why knowledgeable, supportive postpartum doulas (whether family, friend, professional) are absolutely an integral part of a happy, healthy, well-adjusted postpartum period! Thank you. Kathy Koncelik PPDoula LLLI BFSupport Counselor, LLLeader On May 12, 2005, at 11:57 AM, Heather Shelley wrote: > Someone asked why moms pump when they are exclusively breastfeeding. > > I did this, here's my short story. I had 2 bad breastfeeding > relationships > as a result of poor support with my 1st 2 children. I would have an > ample > milk supply and always lost it a few months in. When my 3rd came along > I was > going to breastfeed no matter what, and I had learned a lot about why > my > past attempts failed. I was still scared of the past though so I > bought a > large freezer to store my milk in, and tons of glass and plastic > bottles > from friends. I was going to nurse my baby, and pump milk to store for > when > I lost my milk. Well I never lost my milk, in fact I was feeding my > baby AND > pumping 630 ounces a month just to relieve the fullness (not > scheduled, just > pumping when full. I could pump over 8 ounces, sometimes 12ounces PER > breast > at a sitting). > > > > When I had over 1,000 ounces of milk stored and my baby wouldn't take a > bottle, and there was no end in sight I donated. There were times that > I had > no one to donate to and I still pumped hoping to find someone before > the > milk expired. My 3 year old also like my milk in his sippy cups, so he > received a bunch that way. Sometimes he would hold his cup up to me > while > pumping waiting for me to fill it. > > > > So that is one reason why a mom may pump even when exclusively > breastfeeding. > > > > Heather Shelley CD(DONA, PALS) CPD, CCCE > > <http://www.birthingyourway.com> www.birthingyourway.com > > Austin, Texas (where I now live near a milk bank) > > > > > *********************************************** > > To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail > To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) > To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet > All commands go to [log in to unmask] > > The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned > LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) > mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: > http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html > > As always . . . . Wishing you all the best! --K *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html