I am a working mom who pumps breast milk during the day for my baby. I’ve seen a lot of information indicating that using a breast pump is not as efficient as nursing and that many women have to pump multiple times to get enough for one feeding. I pump at least twice as much milk each time as my son eats during each bottle feeding; so I don’t think I have a problem with efficiency. When he nurses he usually does a cluster feed (eats for about 10 minutes on one breast and then eats again an hour later on the other breast). I use a Medela pump in style, which is considered a high quality pump. I’m just wondering if I get the same amount of milk in 10-minutes of pumping as my son gets in 10-minutes of breast feeding.
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