Pumping every 2-3 hours

I am also 3 weeks postpartum and exclusively pumping. I am by myself at home all day until 5. It's not easy at all. It's so exhausting and mentally draining. Thankfully I am producing so much milk right now and have already started adding to the freezer. But I dread every pump session. Right now I am pumping usually after baby eats for 30 mins. I pump roughly 7x a day from middle of the night through the entire day. It's not easy but my goal is a year.

Although it’s not recommended for a main pump I primarily used wearables throughout the day. In the beginning I didn’t have a large enough supply already to give my LO full feeds just myself (so I did and still do have to supplement with formula). But for my own personal desire to give my LO what breastmilk I could/can I was okay with relying on wearables because it was either that or not get a pump in.

A lot of women will use wearables during their busy hours of the day and then during more down/quiet times using a wall pump. I think if you’re able to, definitely look into a wearable. It definitely helps when you’re having to chase around another little one and can’t be tied to the wall!