expressing
First off, I would ask if you were expressing in addition to your baby's normal feedings - so as to have a backup when you finally wean? or are you expressing instead of nursing? The reason I ask is that if you are still keeping up with your baby's scheduled breastfeeding and pumping is extra, your milk supply should be going up. If you're pumping and eliminating regular breastfeeding sessions with your baby, your milk supply may be going down.
I have heard/read/experienced that pumping in the morning works well. Usually your breast will full very very full in the morning when you wake up, more so than any other part of the day.
Also, you'll have to scrutinize the pump you are using. Are you using a manual or electric pump? And do you feel a let down while you do? If you don't experience a let down, it is fairly difficult to express a significant amount of milk. When I tried pumping after my son was born, I used a manual Avent pump and I could only get barely 2oz of milk in it took 45 minutes. And then I bought an electric one by Medela and that did the trick. It simulated baby's suckling and stimulated a let down, which allowed me to pump up to 4 oz from both each breast in barely 10 minutes.
As far as storing, stay away from glass. Any kind of glass is not good for storing breastmilk - I've learned this from a breastfeeding class. You can buy plastic bags especially for this purpose at the store, or you can get an Avent storage cups. I used the Avent ones and they work great.
Sorry - I keep using this name brands, but I don't know if they are available in Australia.
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