Hi all- I am EPing for LO2 and we are almost 2 months in. Things are generally going pretty well but wondering when I can/should move from pumping every time he eats to more of a set schedule. Right now I pump after he gets a bottle- 7x a day. I will be going back to work in 7 weeks or so and I will need to be on a schedule then- at least when I'm at work. Also, At what point does one's supply stabilize? I definitely don't want to do anything to mess with that! TIA!
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Your supply will regulate around 12 weeks - keep up at least 7x a day until then (including, unfortunately, the middle of the night pumps). Middle of the night is anything between 1-5 am.
I found it easier to put myself on a schedule, personally. At 7x a day, I was pumping at 2 a, 6 a, 9 a (which was LO's first nap), 12:30 p (2nd nap!), 4 p (right when DH got home), 7 p, and 10 p. It made life a lot easier to plan pumps around nap times/when DH was home, so he could help too.
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I EP'ed and agree with amanda^. my pumping schedule was very similar to hers too.
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