Dr. Brown's Pitcher Method - Exclusively Pumping Routine 

Great question! There’s a great article on nursingmoms.net that talks about stirring milk. It’s important to mix the milk so the fat is evenly distributed. Spoiled milk doesn’t allow the fat to mix into the rest of the milk so it’s a good indicator if the milk has gone bad. Some people say that shaking the milk deteriorates the proteins in it but it hasn’t been proven. I’ll try to link the article in the description 😄

Rocio Rogers thank you for replying! There’s so to remember I’m getting overwhelmed. Thanks for the link!

Ardnas N. You’re so welcome! If you ever have questions let me know. I know how overwhelming everything can be. 🥰

Its ok to swirl just not violently shake from what I read.

Hi guys, I'm a food scientist. Swirling slightly is fine that will not be enough force to denature the proteins. If you over stir then yes you could potentially disrupt or also break fat globules but takes a lot more force to do that. Don't worry about the slight stir.

Thank you Lee 🥰 I’m working hard to put out better content!

Awe thank you so much Laura! I completely understand how sad it can be when your little one doesn’t latch on, but just remember you’re doing the best you can ❣️ Exclusively pumping isn’t easy, but you got this! 🍼

Thanks for that comment!

@@4WattersPlease So, it turns out that the CDC very recently recanted what they’d recommended about mixing temperatures. They’re not saying they don’t recommend it again because it lowers the temperature of the cooled milk. The CDC flip flops too much. You’d think they’d actually measure the level of bacteria instead of guessing what’s the best approach.

@@tracyk2404 CDC is lazy and run by incompetent rich white men that literally don’t do anything and have no consequences for it

@@tracyk2404 right I don’t trust the CDC anymore to be honest. Especially since the COVID mess

michaela miah you’re very welcome! Congratulations on your little one 💞 once you get started it’ll become a lot easier. I wish you the best ✨

You’re welcome! Thank you for subscribing. If you ever have any questions feel free to reach out! Congratulations on your little one 💙💗

Thank you for watching! I can’t wait to share some more helpful tips 🥰 congratulations on the baby twins 🤩

Rocio Rogers Thank you so much I’ll be waiting for more uploads !

Kevnee Lomax you’re welcome! I’m glad you found it helpful 🙂

I got mine with prime too! I love it & I wish you the best 💗

Thank you! 💞

It happens. Breastfeeding is SO hard. I wish you the best in your journey 🤍

Best thing is drink more water at least 1L a day ..game changer I swear

@@nova8339 you’re meant to drink at least 2l anyway lol

Same here

Same thing here

This is such a great idea! I’ve been busy so I haven’t been posting but I will get back to it!

Congratulations on your daughter! I didn’t necessarily eat anything special. However, I did drink a lot of coconut water! I personally liked it because if I didn’t drink that much water that day it would help me with hydration. I know some people don’t like coconut water so some moms I know would drink Body Armor drinks. I can’t recommend them since I’ve never tried them but do some research! From what I read, some people really noticed a difference drinking them. 😊

They make sense! So sometimes I would use the same bottle or usually a clean dry one to pour my milk. I never had issues but I can see why it be a concern for some because we’re always told not to mix cold and warm milk. We actually bought a few cheap bottles that were only used to pour my freshly pumped milk. That way we weren’t waisting money on expensive ones and were able to use clean/dry ones as needed. So for the ‘day of’ bottles, we used the Kiinde bags (same ones you saw in the video). They were pricey so I don’t necessarily recommend but that’s what my daughter liked. What you could do is prep the bottles at night and as your baby eats the next day just wash the bottles so you can prep them at night. Or you can just keep your milk in the pitcher and prep them as you go the next day. This is why I always recommend two pitchers anyway. I hope this makes sense ! 😃

Best of luck in your journey! Remember to hydrate and eat well too to help with production. 😊

Fenugreek can make your baby really gassy and can decrease your milk supply. Try legendairy milk supplements. Drink oat milk, stay hydrated, oatmeal helps as well.

isabel saavedra thank you, I’ll try anything!! How much oat milk should I drink everyday?

@@shellihardman Legendairy has amazing products. I like their tea-tas tea, Pump princess and I use the sunflower lecithin capsules to keep away clogged ducts.

@@applejellypucci thanks! I haven’t tried those yet

So I normally add the milk to my pitcher after my next pump. That way I’m not having to keep tracking of my next pumping session & time to transfer the milk. As for work I will normally pump & store my milk in the Lansinoh bags. I keep them in my fridge and then transfer them to my Kiinde pumping bag. My compute home is very short so once I get home my milk is still cold so I pour into the pitcher.

I used the Spectra 1 mostly but did have the Elvies!

Cee Denise yes! That’s a great idea, thank you. Stay tuned!

Romy Coronado I hope you’re safe with all the fires going on in California! Have a good week back too 🙂

You’ll get there! I believe the key is consistency!

Congratulations on your baby! 🥰 here is the link & I’ll also add it to the video description. www.amazon.com/Dr-Browns-Formula-Mixing-Pitcher/dp/B001I481LM/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=dr+browns+pitcher+mixer&qid=1596043724&sprefix=dr+browns+pit&sr=8-3

Rocio Rogers thank u!!

Start with reducing the amount of time you pump before you drop that session. You can also pump closer to your next session gradually to where eventually you could drop a pump.

Thank you so much. My baby ended up drinking her frozen milk. This process worked well for us. I just had my second baby and thinking about doing a follow up video now that im going through the process again 🙂

@@rociorogers1475 Thank you for responding. Thats great that your stash didn't go to waste! Congratulations on baby number two! :) My second is on the way and will be here early September. It's a 7 year gap between my first born and this time I know exactly how I want to feed baby #2, just like this

Marina I think you will see an increase in your milk supply 🙂 milk doesn’t regulate until about 12 weeks postpartum so you have some time! Make sure you’re eating healthy & hydrating. I started out with the same amount as you and now I’m averaging about 40 oz a day. It’s enough to feed my baby and luckily save some extra milk. Good luck and keep me posted on your journey! 🥰

@@rociorogers1475 I am now averaging about 40 ounces a day as well , thank you for your advice to keep going. I’m finally over the 12 week mark and it feels exhausting but rewarding.

@@marinaswyhart7029 I’m so proud of you! Congratulations 💕 my pumping journey is coming to an end but I’ll be sharing how I use my freezer stash as soon as I perfect my process. 💗

@@rociorogers1475 thank you and you as well!! Yes, please do I would love to see it. I plan on stopping around 6 months and using my freezer stash. It’s so hard to pump and take care of my baby and toddler 🤪

The reason they say not to mix different temperature milk is because it can cause bacteria to grow. Personally I just use a cheap bottle to add my freshly pumped milk in the fridge. Once it’s cold I mix it into my pitcher. I used to store my milk in separate bags for each session and I was wasting so many bags & like I mentioned in the video, I pumped different amounts each session. The pitcher method truly made things so much easier!

@@rociorogers1475 yay! Thanks for clarifying. Just finished watching the whole video. I'm an exclusive pumper also and I'm glad RU-vid recommended your video to me. Will deffo try this once my supply becomes more stable. Thanks!

You’re not too far away! We will get snow soon 😜

I'm wondering the same thing!!

Yes to everything! I just put the date 😊 & I never had issues with the milk once we used our stash.

Have the same questions what time does your days start for pitcher filling.

Milk stored in the fridge under clean conditions is best up to 3 days but good up to 5 days so you will be okay 🙂

Thank you so much 😘

Ashley Nícole according to cdc.gov freshly pumped milk can be stored in the fridge for 4 days 🙂 there are so many websites with different timeframes but I recommend following the CDC guidelines and the average I’ve always seen suggested is 4-5 days in the fridge. Hope this helps!

Thank you for watching Julia!

I personally don’t dream feed. I did some reading on this and the goal of dream feeding is to “top them off” so they sleep better throughout the night. I would recommend gauging to see how much your little one will take with dream feeding. Maybe start with an oz and see how they do .... since baby isn’t fully awake they probably won’t eat much.

I did this method because I pumped different amounts each session. It’s also easier to equally distribute the milk when it’s coming from the pitcher instead of different bags with various amounts. So for example in the morning I would easily pump 13 oz while at night time I would only pump 6. I just personally didn’t care for having to pour from the bags and try to divide everything up. Doing it once at night worked for us. My husband and I could prep her bottles for the next day. It just worked better for us but I’m glad the other method worked for you 😇

Update : Now my milk supply is going down to 2 oz :(

Based on your baby’s age I think you’re probably making enough! Most baby’s don’t need a lot of milk when they’re so small. The biggest tip I have is to continue pumping! Don’t get discouraged. Those first few weeks are really going to set a foundation. Make sure you’re eating a healthy balanced diet. I remember struggling to eat but I made sure to eat to ensure I produced enough milk. Also try power pumping! That really helped me.

@@rociorogers1475 awwww thank you so much for the advice. Yah, I will definitely try harder. Thank you for the encouragement, badly needed.

I think the reason I make so much milk is because I started with a strong foundation. When I first started pumping I pumped 8 times a day for 25 mins. At first I only got a few drops, but eventually by sticking to that routine I was telling my body it needed to produce milk. Had I gotten discouraged and stopped pumping as much, my body would of stopped producing. The trick is to tell your body it needs to make milk so by pumping often I was able to do just that. Before doing the pitcher method I was storing my pumped milk into bags. Every pump session I produced a different amount of milk. For example, in the mornings I can easily produce about 9 oz and sometimes in the afternoon I only produce about 6 oz. This was an inconvenience when I was preparing her bottles. By having all the milk in one pitcher, I’m able to prep her bottles for the next day much easier. I hope this helps answer some of your questions 🙂

@@rociorogers1475 Great! Thanks for your response. I appreciated it! Now, I got it... It makes more sense now. So, can you put the milk together that you pumped in a day? Doesn't matter the time? If so, that will be more convenient. Coz' I thought we go by the time, too...😬🤔 Also, maybe the sunflower lecithin does boost more your milk supply after your initial pumping experience? Because on some days, I prefer to just give my breastmilk to my baby directly instead. Please confirm. Otherwise, I will also buy that supplement.☺

Yes you can combine your breastmilk for that day. Remember that breast milk is good for a few days in the fridge so with the pitcher method your baby should typically drink it the next day. Now, for the sunflower lecithin it’s not necessary intended to increase milk production. It helps with the flow of milk and helps prevent and treat clogged milk ducts. I like it because it makes the flow of my milk much smoother. 😃

@@rociorogers1475 😃🤗

Every single day! It honestly helps so much to have two pitchers 🙂

@@rociorogers1475 I bet! I’m not an over producer but I did try this method after I saw your video. I noticed that I would get through most of the milk but it seemed like there was always a small amount at the bottom that wouldn’t get used. Then I thought it couldn’t be good to continuously have that leftover and adding fresh milk on top of it, so thank you for clearing it up ❤️ I loved your video!

Nekobaby To make sure your milk is protected always follow the CDC guidelines for storing milk. That’ll help prevent any bacteria from growing. The good thing about the pitcher method is that you should essentially use the milk you pump today for tomorrow and freeze anything that’s left over. This way your baby is drinking the milk within 24 hour of pumping. Personally I’ve used both bags and pitcher method and have never had issues with my milk growing bacteria or going bad. The bags became overwhelming because they were messier and I pumped different amounts each time. I hope this helps!

Hi

I personally mixed morning/afternoon/night milk together. I heard the same thing about night milk as well so I decided to try it. If I’m honest, I didn’t notice any difference in my baby. I also wasn’t producing enough during my late sessions so separating my milk didn’t work for us. If you’d like to try it, I used two pitchers. I put some tape on them and just labeled one pitcher day milk & one night milk.

@@rociorogers1475 since baby was born he sleeps all day and is up 1-2 hours at night. He’s a month now and wakes up 2-3 times and I started giving him night milk at night. So I’m not too sure if it really helps either. But thank you for replying 🙂

I tried this method. I used two pitchers to separate my milk. I labeled one “day milk” and one “night milk”. This is another option if you’d like to try it. Personally for my baby I didn’t notice any difference. She slept the same when she drank “night milk” and mixed milk. I also didn’t like this method because I didn’t produce enough in my late sessions so sometimes I had to reach for my day milk anyway. Mixing my milk worked great for us.

@@rociorogers1475 Oh okay 👍🏼 perfect to know !

I leave it in the fridge.

Nope! I talked about it in my last video but my journey has officially come to an end 😇

@@rociorogers1475 do you still have all your pumping things

@@kassiahonen201 I do! My insurance only covers a pump every two years I believe so I decided to keep it 😊

Glammed by Natalia I agree! We’re blessed that our insurance covers them. If they didn’t then we would probably use regular bottles to prepare for the next day 🙂