ChocolateC
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Hi,
I have a 4-month-old and I've been exclusively breastfeeding. I've never had a huge milk supply, but it's always been enough, and I could usually pump one feed's worth every day (about 4 ounces), sometimes a little more. Well, this past 2 weeks I traveled with baby and DH because I had a great work opportunity for 1 month, so we're all in it together. But now that I need to pump more than ever so I can work on my project during the day, I can't do it!! I get a few drops, sometimes NOTHING. It makes me SO stressed out, sometimes I'm almost crying. I've tried to pump in my office, when I get home, in the middle of the night, in the early morning, EVERYTHING. It works best in the night but then I'm exhausted the next day. DD doesn't sleep through the night yet, so I'm up at night feeding her, pumping afterwards, then trying to do good work in the daytime.
It makes me feel shitty. DH took time off so we could take this adventure together with our baby, and he's AMAZING taking care of her during the day, but it's so hard. We'll make appointments to meet when I take a "coffee break" to breastfeed her during the day, because I can't pump enough for him to have a full bottle. She's drinking more now, like 5-6 ounces at once, and there's NO WAY I can get that much unless I save every pumped-out drop for many days.
Argh! What's going on with me?? Why aren't my boobs cooperating?
When I was on full-time leave and didn't HAVE to pump, it was better. Now that I have to, it's impossible. I don't want to "dry up" this early! 
I have a 4-month-old and I've been exclusively breastfeeding. I've never had a huge milk supply, but it's always been enough, and I could usually pump one feed's worth every day (about 4 ounces), sometimes a little more. Well, this past 2 weeks I traveled with baby and DH because I had a great work opportunity for 1 month, so we're all in it together. But now that I need to pump more than ever so I can work on my project during the day, I can't do it!! I get a few drops, sometimes NOTHING. It makes me SO stressed out, sometimes I'm almost crying. I've tried to pump in my office, when I get home, in the middle of the night, in the early morning, EVERYTHING. It works best in the night but then I'm exhausted the next day. DD doesn't sleep through the night yet, so I'm up at night feeding her, pumping afterwards, then trying to do good work in the daytime.
It makes me feel shitty. DH took time off so we could take this adventure together with our baby, and he's AMAZING taking care of her during the day, but it's so hard. We'll make appointments to meet when I take a "coffee break" to breastfeed her during the day, because I can't pump enough for him to have a full bottle. She's drinking more now, like 5-6 ounces at once, and there's NO WAY I can get that much unless I save every pumped-out drop for many days.
Argh! What's going on with me?? Why aren't my boobs cooperating?
When I was on full-time leave and didn't HAVE to pump, it was better. Now that I have to, it's impossible. I don't want to "dry up" this early! 
