Due April/May 2016

@LisaMcK, I am very optimistic at the moment but I just started working so only time will tell if I can keep it up, the only things I am doing at the moment is eating oats in the morning, drinking plenty of water, at least 3 litres a day, and making sure I eat during the day as well.

Are you using a double electric pump? In my pump bag I also have the following, although I am not taking any of them at the moment: Fenugreek capsules, Prolak tablets, brewer's yeast tablets and Alfalfa Tonic, all of them apparently increase supply and you can get them from Dischem. I am also trying power pumping this week (luckily it is a quiet week and my boss is very understanding), you can also try that, but so far I have not seen an increase yet.

This morning I did get a bit less than the past two days, I only got 180 ml from my morning pumping session where I got 270 ml yesterday, but I usually pump 120 ml at both of my sessions later in the day, so then I can leave 3 bottles for my son.

You can also try pumping for 10 or 15 minutes immediately after your baby nursed when you are home to see if you can get extra milk for the next day.

I am learning as I go, and hope to be able to keep my supply going. Also join the following groups on facebook, they have a lot of advice: "La Leche League South Africa" and "Exclusive Pumpers South Africa".

Let me know if anything works for you

Oh my Blou... You are so lucky.
I on the other hand is struggling to pump enough. What is your secret?!?

Any tips would be greatly appreciated. At the moment i get 2 bottles from various pumping sessions throughout the day so i am only doing half the amount needed and my freezer stash is running out quickly.

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Hi ladies,

Second day back at work and luckily so far the pumping is going well, for now I am pumping more than my baby is drinking during the day so I can build up a nice stash in the freezer!

@Jay-Bee01, yes we are planning another and we will probably not wait very long, at this stage I am planning to breastfeed until my baby is 1 year old, and then I think we might start trying for the next one, so probably by April next year, to be completely honest, I actually hoped for a summer baby, last year we got pregnant in July so I would have preferred to conceive during December but that would mean we have to start this year already, or wait for late next year, time will tell

Have a nice day everybody!

What beautiful babies everyone has

@ Maj, I bath little Rosalie in the mornings at 8:15am and then feed and then nap time by 9am as the evenings I just find to cold. She loves her bath and kicks so much that the water splashed everywhere. I am very upset about the placenta story as it clearly affected my milk supply. Also my bleeding stopped instantly after the D&C.

@ Blou, I work from home so only took 2 weeks maternity leave, yip going back to work is a big adjustment.

I know our babies are so little but are any of you planning another We would like to have two children and I am 38 this year and it took me 18 months to conceive with this one so we will be ttc in February I will have my hands full I know...

Hope you are all doing well and enjoying the little bundles.

Hi ladies! Hope you are all doing well! It has been ages since I posted anything, still getting used to being a mother and learning everyday.

Had a rocky start to breastfeeding when my little boy struggled to latch due to the infection he had at birth, but luckily because of nipple shields for a few weeks and determination, we are still breastfeeding at 3 months!

I am going back to work in 2 weeks, eish can't believe it!!! I am going to pump out milk at work and try to keep breastfeeding for now, not a drop of formula yet! Hoping all is going to go well, stressful time at work ahead as this is our busiest time of year, not looking forward to it at all

I am including a pic of my son



Have a lovely day!

LisaMcK, she is gorgeous!! Teething already!! That's quick!

@mamak, glad things are going well with your little one. I can't see the pic though don't no if I'm the only one


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There's my lil pumpkin on the 20th of July when she turned 3months

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