Oi, I don't remember being quite this sore last time. I've started pumping to get myself a week's worth of breastmilk saved so I'm a week ahead for when I go back to work and wow, I'm tender!

Nelle

I've never felt any pain while I'm pumping (unless i didn't get it centered and my nipple is sqaushed up against the side :) ), but sometimes i feel a little sore a while after i'm done pumping. Good luck...pumping is no fun to me!

but sometimes i feel a little sore a while after i'm done pumping.

Yep, that's the part I'm talking about. Yikes... I'm only pumping once a day. What's it going to be like when I'm doing it three times a day?

Nelle

Beth was a preemie and I pumped every 3 hours or so for about 12 weeks.....it gets really old after a while. What kind of pump do you have? That can make all the difference

What kind of pump do you have? That can make all the difference

nak...

Medela PIS... so it's a good pump. Maybe I just have to toughen up :)

Nelle

Adjust the suction until you get more accustomed to it.

I'm only pumping once a day. What's it going to be like when I'm doing it three times a day?

me too...just once with that same pump.

Yep, that's the part I'm talking about. Yikes... I'm only pumping once a day. What's it going to be like when I'm doing it three times a day?

Nelle

I pumped for work with Greggy (ds#1) and I was sore in the beginning and my body I guess just got used to it. I pumped every 3-4 hours at work (I worked 12 hour shifts at the time) and then nursed immediately when I came home. I was so full by then LOL...

Good luck with everything ! :)

i pumped just a few times and it increased my milk supply quite a bit and that was starting to get painful...fortunately i'm not pumping anymore and not experiencing that. i think it will adjust over time though.

I pump 3x a day now, and my pump is much gentler to me than my son is right now... :(

Turn down the pressure and make sure you have the right size sheilds. Also, I think medela makes "soft" shields as well.

http://www.breast-pumps.com/medela_softfit_breast_shields.htm