Dd is nearly 9 weeks & had a rough start (scbu and was tune fed formula for a week). I managed to get her to bf after a few days & whilst it is still a daily struggle for both of us we are sticking with it (for now!)
The health visitors, doctors & breastfeeding consultants keep telling me to express a bottle to give me a break as dd will feed for up to 8 hours a day. The problem is, I can't get a pump to work for me. I have tried the tommee tippee, avent & madela ones but can only get about 5-10 ml. I have tried switching sides after 5 minutes & sticking with each one for 15. The frustrating thing is I can hand express more than that when I have finished pumping.
Please tell me what I am doing wrong. I really don't want to stop bf but feel like it may be my only option.
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Why can't I express?
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RedorBlack · 24/10/2013 05:48
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