Who’s actually pumping till empty?

The 30 minutes might be too much. Remember the more you pump the more you make so you could be creating an oversupply if you’re pumping too much!

Your supply will eventually slow down if you pump less. But the more you pump, you’re telling your breasts to make more milk because in your biology’s understanding if your baby is trying to drink for 30 mins you’re not making enough and you need to make more. Pump less = make less milk. Pump more = more milk. It’s supply vs demand.

And often it takes about 6 weeks for your body to regulate the milk production to just make enough for your baby. This early making too much milk is common. Your breasts will eventually get the memo and understand how much the baby needs. The first 6 weeks all your hormones are very high as well. It can be super frustrating feeling so full all the time, you’re doing so well but 6 weeks is usually as long as it takes for your body to regulate. Some people are more, some are less but it’s common. You’re doing great!

Your body produces what it needs. So if your child wants more milk they will start feeding more frequently. So if you pump more frequently eventually your body will produce more milk.