Draining the breast

[stephanieginebra]

I don't feel that my 12 week old drains my breast when she breast feeds. During the day she get the bottle with "mommy's milk". When I get home she is ready to eat, but my breast are never drained?

[debbie_page]

What are your symptoms?

[stephanieginebra]

Well, I can pump 5 oz 4 times a day at work. When I get home and latch her on she is on for 5-10 min and then falls asleep. Wakes up and eats again around 8pm and then 11pm. I may be overreacting, but my breast just seem full all the time!!

[debbie_page]

That's right. They shouldn't feel full as now they release the milk on demand when the baby feeds. Pretty cool isn't it!

[stephanieginebra]

When the Nanny takes out the the milk from the fridge, how long can it sit out?

[debbie_page]

It should be used within a few hours if the room temperature is below 72 degrees.

[stephanieginebra]

Is 4 hours on the counter a good rule of thumb?

[debbie_page]

Yes.