I just did - DD2 woke about every 30 min last night (thank you, 4 month sleep regression!), so I'm exhausted. I fell asleep for about 15 min and it feels great!
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haha I wish! then I'd actually get to take a nap! tho when I pump in the middle of the night I mine as well be asleep I'm practically sleepwalking
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I've definitely been tired enough where I wanted to! But I found I had to sit up really straight to pump effectively, which is not conducive to naps!
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@Adira: Ditto! Sucks man!
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@Alivoo01: Phew, glad I'm not the only one! I was like "Man, I must be doing it wrong if people can take naps while doing this!"
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Is that possible?? Sounds like an efficient use of time.
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YES! I would set my phone alarm for 20 minutes and PASS OUT. I've never been so good at falling asleep so quickly as when I first went back to work. Three 20 minute naps a day were the key to my sanity
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@swurlygurl: haha yes!
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I had to do so much massage and had to sit forward...there was no way i could have slept. Would have been so nice though!
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Never. I had to constantly massage and adjust the flanges and blah blah blah. Plus, having my nipples ravaged was not relaxing at all to me. But, I have a great sleeper so the exhaustion was never extreme
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I agree. What position are you sitting in that you can do both?
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i never tried! i was always pumping during weddings, so i don't think that would have helped!
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I pump in the middle of the night and I'm usually mostly asleep! Thank goodness for the hands free pumping bra.
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I once fell asleep while pumping at work and pumped for over 45 minutes!
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I'm really impressed with those of you that can fall asleep while pumping!
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What magical pump do ya'll have that you don't have to lean way over, and adjust every 30 seconds. I always found pumping super stressful, certainly not sleep inducing.
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@PawPrints: @Sapphiresun: @keiki_mama: @T.H.O.U.: Medela PISA + hands-free pumping bra + monotonous pumping sound = sleep. Haha I just sit in a chair and prop my head up w/ my hand..
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@BabyBoecksMom: The Medela PISA is what I have and I still had to sit up super straight to pump! No way was I taking a nap!
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@Sapphiresun: @T.H.O.U.: I had an Ameda, but I don't think that mattered. My pumping room had a tall counter that we would sit at - taller than a desk - so I would ball up a sweater on the counter, get my elbows rested on my knees while holding the flanges, and lay my head on the counter and sleep! I have a ridiculously large chest going for me though, so the flanges never slid around. I did wake up a couple times to REALLY sore nipples when I didn't set the flanges properly, but that was totally worth it to me!
Oh, and I had to lean forward to get my milk out so that worked out perfectly, if I had to sit up straight I wouldn't have been able to nap
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@swurlygurl: Yea, I was wondering if I could find a spot like this. I agree, leaning forward sounds much more helpful for pumping than leaning back.
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