How to empty your breast??

My son recently started taking the bottle after being exclusively nursed for 3 months! Yay, big win for us! I’m continuing to nurse, as it’s so convenient and honestly, I love it. But we give him a bottle of pumped milk once a day. He drinks 4oz from the bottle, so I assume that’s what he gets from nursing. When he takes the bottle, I pump, but I can only get out 1oz to 1.5oz. How do I empty my breasts? I’m at a loss.

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average pumping output alongside exclusive breastfeeding is 0.1-2 oz combined from both breasts so you’re actually pumping on the higher side of average! I would just pump a few times a day for a while and it may increase a bit if not eventually you’ll be able to create enough of a frozen stash that you replace it in time of him drinking it if that makes sense?

Make sure you are using the correct flange size !!

Here's some info on pumping expectations
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cvhpu-9Nu7Y/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

https://www.instagram.com/p/CzyjBb6N4IN/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Breast compressions might help
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CjAbmBnDz8T/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChMK6TRjKgV/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

And here's some info on getting the most out of your pump, including measuring flanges
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cd5w4YBjUs8/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

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