I have a 3 week old son who I exclusively pump for and I am using the medela freestyle pump. I had to buy bigger breast shields because the ones I had were too small. I thought that’s what the problem was, but it still takes an hour (although I’ve only been using the new shields for 2 days). Also, I’ve been trying to increase my milk supply by taking fenugreek, and it also isn’t working; I’ve been taking it for over a week. I try to pump every two hours during the day and then once at night between 3 and 5 AM. I know I’m supposed to pump ten times a day but there’s no way I have time for that when it takes an hour for one session. During the day I get about 4 ounces each session, and when I pump at night I get about 10. I’m trying to build up my frozen stash because I am going back to work in a month or so part-time but it isn’t working since my son eats 4 ounces per feeding so I go through the milk in the fridge pretty fast. I am afraid my milk supply is going to decrease! HELP!
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