Blog - Living with Low Milk Supply

by Rina

When The Freezer Stash Is Almost Gone | Meta’s Breastfeeding Story

We all know it.

Breastfeeding is not always easy.

Add a super erratic working hours to it.

And you have created the most challenging commitment ever.

Can you imagine...

Having to pump every 2-3 hours on top of direct latch, to stockpile enough stash for your baby?

Can you imagine...

Surviving 36-hour work shift with almost no milk stash in your fridge.

Sounds like crazy, right?

But it's reality.

What would you do when your freezer stash is almost gone? This story will tell how to to rescue a depleted milk supply after returning to work, when your stash is almost gone.

I was so lucky to be able to interview an extraordinary mom who went through all of this and yet still managed to provide breast milk for her baby up to 2 years old.

Read further to continue reading her story.

by Rina

The Ugly Truth About Breast Milk Oversupply: 10 Things You Need to Know

Can I be a little honest here?

I used to envy those moms having breast milk oversupply.

Like when my mom told me that my sis was dripping with milk while trying to latch her second daughter.

Or when my friend told me that on her golden days, she would be able to pump 400 ml of breast milk in one sitting and she just needs to pump once a day at work.

It seems that breastfeeding is so much easier for them.

While I am here struggling to collect every little drop of milk for my baby.

Squeezing pumping time here and there , combining all little milk I got throughout the day.

Ohh.., How I wish I could be one of them..

Until recently, when my friend just gave birth to her daughter and I visited her.

We chatted about how's her breastfeeding experience now and she mentioned that she's having an oversupply problem.

Ahem, a 'p r o b l e m'?

I would feel lucky to have a breast milk oversupply.

That's what I initially thought.

Until she went on and on telling me what she faced and how she truly worried about her baby, and I started realizing that indeed:

"Breast milk oversupply can be a real problem."

Wanna know more about it?

Here it is..

July 20, 2016 by Rina

The Ultimate Guide on Building Breast Milk Stash Before Returning to Work

You are going back to work in a few weeks time.

You are excited to meet your colleagues.

Yet, feeling frustrated and overwhelmed about all the things you need to prepare.

One of the most frustrating things to think about is how to build a breast milk stash before you returned to work.

You want to start pumping to build a stash, but you got so many questions to begin with.

When should I pump, while I spend most of my days breastfeeding my baby?

How long to pump?

How much EBM should I have?

And so on…
But rest assured.

This post will help you to understand:

the role of your breast milk stash
various school of thoughts about how to prepare your stash
and finally, a guide to choosing the most suitable method for you and execute it.