Frequency and Duration

• I'm pumping for a hospitalized preemie so that's different than what mostof you are doing. However, I make sure I pump or nurse at least 7 times in24 hours (that means getting up once at night). Since we typically only nurse twice a day, these 5 pumpings are necessary to keep my supply up. I pump for a total of 10 minutes with a double Lactina so the time commitmentisn't too bad.
• I pump twice a day for about 10 mins. at each session with an Emeda Egnell double pump. I stop when flow slows down, but doesn't stop completely.
• I usually pump until I can't get anymore milk. Most days it is from 5 - 8 minutes with this same pump (Ameda Egnell) that you rented.
• I pumped until output slowed down. I double pumped with a Nurture III, and it took about 20 mins. I didn't pump more than once at work, because I would nurse as soon as I got to daycare, and wanted to be full (sometimes I leaked near the end of day, though).
• I double pump 3 times/day for about 15 minutes at a time. I stop when my yield is down to drops. I am currently using a Medela Lactina which my employer (the state of Iowa) keeps in a lactation room in my building. Before that I used a Medela mini electric and pumping took longer and was less effective, I think.
• I usually pump 10 minutes - I have a dual lactina electric plus (medela) so it doesn't take too long. I typically only pump until I can't get anymore - I get less and less as the day goes on.
• Usually about an hour. I use a cheapo battery-operated pump that can't even get a single drop out on its own when I'm horribly engorged, but it works adequately if I pump while nursing. Since bf and pumping are not popular here, that's the best affordable pump I can find in the stores.
• I get 3-10 oz per letdown. i probably average 7-8 the first time i pump with another 4-6 the second. mondays i get more, friday less. less if i don't drink enuf water or if i'm overtired or stressed out.
• Twice a day at work, usually at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. I pump (double sided) for about 15 minutes. This results in a grand total of 5 oz, but then Rafi is 17 months old. At peak production I pumped at work, in the evening and sometimes in the early morning (if I could wake up early enough). Never produced more than 12 or 15 oz/day, though. We did have to supplement a little sometimes.
• Usually 15-20 min. I stop when I get to 8 oz combined or when no more milk is being expressed.