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Posted: 24 March 2010 at 3:04pm |
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Just a completely random question out of curiousity.
For those of you that have expressed/are expressing: What is the most you've ever gotten in one sitting?
Mine is 250ml
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Posted: 24 March 2010 at 3:10pm |
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I express off a of midday feed twice a week (when DS is with the nanny) and usually get an average of 140ml from each side - so 280-300ml.
I can get about 200ml per side first thing in the morning though...
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Posted: 24 March 2010 at 3:17pm |
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man you are an impressive Friesian Joscia!!
Most I have got is 280mls and that was first thing in the morning. Usually around 200-220mls total.
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Posted: 24 March 2010 at 3:48pm |
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Mooooo! Lucky ladies! I'm on domperidone to keep up milk supply and was super impressed with my 250! Used to only get about 50-80 total from both sides combined.
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Posted: 24 March 2010 at 4:46pm |
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I have a pretty good supply but I can only get about 60mls, total, from both sides in one sitting.
Over the space of a day, I can get maybe 100mls.
Luckily I don't have to express too often.
Does it improve if you express more?
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Posted: 24 March 2010 at 5:08pm |
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I get anywhere from 50-150mls total from both boobs in one sitting which is after the morning feed.
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Posted: 24 March 2010 at 5:46pm |
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wowwee i was lucky to get 80-100mls
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Posted: 24 March 2010 at 5:54pm |
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I've only just started to express regualarly but if I express off one side while Esme is feeding I can get up to 120mL. If she's not feeding I'm lucky to get 50mL. I am hoping this will improve as I express more often!
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Posted: 24 March 2010 at 6:45pm |
I get anywhere from 80ml to 150ml depending on time of day when he fed last
Although in our wedding day when I hadn't fed DS for 6 hours I got 450ml, boy was I engorged though 
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Posted: 24 March 2010 at 6:46pm |
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I've been able to get 270ml total after a feed. But if he hasn't fed and I'm expressing for a dreamfeed then I can get up to 420ml. That was the most I have ever got and I had to switch bottles!
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Posted: 24 March 2010 at 7:00pm |
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Holy Moly JAFAjaffa! If I express after a feed I'm lucky to get 10! LOL. He really sucks me dry.
420 is unreal!!!
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Posted: 24 March 2010 at 7:13pm |
 Mum2Mac wrote:
I have a pretty good supply but I can only get about 60mls, total, from both sides in one sitting. |
That's slightly above normal output; average is 10-30ml from both breasts per session....anything else is classed as "abnormal". When I started pumping I was getting around 1-50ml on average but by the time I had been pumping at the same times everyday I could get 90ml off one side at a time but never more than that.
The most I got in one sitting was 250ml....unfortunately had to pour the whole lot down the drain.  I was away from DS2 at the time overnight and only had one small bottle with me and the pump, had to dump the first lot to express off some more. Over the course of the 18ish hours we were away I had to dump almost 400ml worth of milk!
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Posted: 24 March 2010 at 7:38pm |
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When I was expressing full time for my twins, and not expressing overnight anymore, I was able to get nearly 1000mls...yip a litre!!! I was huge and sore for a good 7-10 days and getting huge amounts off each morning before it started slowing down...then it dropped dramatically :o(
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Posted: 24 March 2010 at 8:29pm |
Jeepers! A litre!!!??? I'm in awe.... 
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Posted: 24 March 2010 at 8:58pm |
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When ds was about 3 weeks old I was getting 80-100 ml after a feed. I last expressed a few weeks ago I managed ot hand express 90 ml after a feed from both sides .
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Posted: 24 March 2010 at 10:03pm |
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atm Im expressing for 5 mins each side and get anywhere from 50mls to 150ml each side, am going to go up to 10 minutes a side soon though and maybe do it more then once a day! Id love to have a decent supply in the freezer in case hubby or my mum needs to feed bubs and for when I stop feeding
how long does everyone express for? when I was pumping for aidan (preemie) we were told do 5 minutes each side then repeat so basically 10 minutes a side
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Posted: 24 March 2010 at 10:40pm |
Ah this brings back fond memories of expressing colostrum into a syringe in hospital. It was a proud day when I had to ask the midwife for a 10ml syringe 
Most I ever got was 600mls.
Tastic, I was told to express until the milk stopped and then for an extra few mins to stimulate more milk. (This was when I was expressing after feeds to increase me milk supply)
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Posted: 24 March 2010 at 10:50pm |
Hope2Be wrote:
I get anywhere from 80ml to 150ml depending on time of day when he fed last
Although in our wedding day when I hadn't fed DS for 6 hours I got 450ml, boy was I engorged though |
hehe Hope2Be, that reminds me of our wedding (DD was 3wks) - my mother and sister walked in on me in the bathroom with my knockers out hand expressing into the sink, I had crap aim though cause more seemed to end up on the mirror than down the drain!
I can't get much these days, but early days I suppose about 200mls.
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Posted: 24 March 2010 at 11:35pm |
tishy wrote:
Ah this brings back fond memories of expressing colostrum into a syringe in hospital. It was a proud day when I had to ask the midwife for a 10ml syringe
Most I ever got was 600mls.
Tastic, I was told to express until the milk stopped and then for an extra few mins to stimulate more milk. (This was when I was expressing after feeds to increase me milk supply) |
oh ok, I was only ever told to do the 10minutes max each side :/ probably cause I pumped every day for like ages.
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Posted: 25 March 2010 at 10:35am |
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When I was expressing for a friend and feeding my son I was able to express off 400ml at a time for my morning express. In total over the day I was expressing about a 1litre and then feeding my son too. But that was only for a short time.
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