{"id":5145,"date":"2022-06-06T16:50:28","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T16:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mommyinstinct.com\/?p=5145"},"modified":"2022-06-06T16:50:35","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T16:50:35","slug":"how-to-power-pump-with-a-single-pump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mommyinstinct.com\/how-to-power-pump-with-a-single-pump\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Power Pump With A Single Pump"},"content":{"rendered":"
With good self-care, enough nutrition, sleep and rest, most moms will have enough milk for their babies. However, this is not always the case with the modern world.<\/p>\n
Not only do moms need to balance between working from home, house chores, taking care of their families but also need to to spend time taking care of themselves, working out and even the side hustle (myself included!). And God knows that there are not enough hours in a day!<\/p>\n
Therefore, many moms experience not having enough milk for their babies, especially during growth spurt. As a result, some need to start to power pump. <\/p>\n
In this article, we will find out what power pump really is, how to power pump with a single pump or manual pump and how to boost your milk level the fastest.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n Power pumping is a pumping method that mimics cluster feeding, when a baby nurses in shorter and more frequent spurts. Power pumping involves expressing breast milk in several shorts and almost back-to-back sessions. <\/p>\n This sends a signal to the mother’s body to produce more milk.<\/p>\n Having said that, power pumping is not easy to do and is not always a success. There are pros and cons when it comes to power pumping and if you are thinking of doing it, make sure you know what is waiting for you.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n If you want to increase your milk supply, you can try power pumping. There are many reasons why you might consider power pump:<\/p>\n However, it’s best to acknowledge that power pumping is not for everyone. It requires so much effort, hard work and patience. <\/p>\n Sometimes even if you have all those things, you should not do power pumping.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The main purpose of power pumping is to increase the milk supply. So if you are not having a low milk supply issue, do not power pump. <\/p>\n Other situations when you shouldn\u2019t power pump even if you wish to increase your milk supply:<\/p>\n As a mother who can get clogged milk ducts<\/a> easily even if I clean my nipples every time after breastfeeding or pumping, I couldn’t power pump.<\/p>\n As power pumping will boost your milk supply, it can also increase the risk of getting clogged milk ducts<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you are having clogged milk ducts, let’s try not to worsen the problem. Focus on trying to clear your clogged milk ducts instead of increasing the milk supply at this time.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n If you have health problems, don’t try to power pump. Being alone to power pump, getting up in the middle of the night to pump, sitting too long,… might worsen your health problems. <\/p>\n Take care of yourself first, then you can dedicate yourself to take care of your little ones better.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Believe it or not, your mental health contributes greatly to your milk supply. If you believe you can, you can. If you believe you can’t, you are right.<\/p>\nWho should power pump<\/h2>\n
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Who shouldn\u2019t power pump<\/h2>\n
You get clogged milk ducts easily<\/h3>\n
You are having clogged milk ducts<\/h3>\n
You have health problems<\/h3>\n
You are suffering from sleep deprivation, stress or postpartum depression<\/h3>\n