https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 17 May 2026 20:55:39 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/advice-on-engorgement-and-leaking#post-114986 Sun, 08 Apr 2012 23:51:48 +0000 enjollah 114986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO also wakes sometime between 3-4am. I nurse him one one side and then pump the other father I put I'm back down to sleep. There are days where I get lazy and don't pump but then I wake up to excruiting pain because it's so engorged! I also have my LO empty out both breasts before I sleep. I have to remind myself that it's for the stockpile so I won't get lazy. I now keep the pump on my night stand for easier access. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/advice-on-engorgement-and-leaking#post-114512 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 20:10:41 +0000 Maysprout 114512@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If your breasts are softer during the day you might still be making plenty of milk, just the baby is eating more. </p> <p>I had a bit of the same problem so I would wake up and pump just enough that I had relief but not enough that my breasts were empty. It takes a few nights but you start making less at night and don't have pain from engorgement that way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/advice-on-engorgement-and-leaking#post-114505 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 19:05:29 +0000 chopsuey 114505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow. In 3 hours you get ultra engorged? Do you breast feed your LO when s/he wakes at 3am? Both sides? I really don't have any advice since I used to get up to pump or feed my LO. but! Eventually your breasts will stop getting engorged. I forget when mine stopped leaking, but it definitely stopped shortly after she started sleeping through the night (12 hours). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/advice-on-engorgement-and-leaking#post-114493 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 17:47:28 +0000 Clementine 114493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been having issues controlling my milk supply. I seem not to have enough during the day when the baby wants to eat and then get so engorged and leak at night.</p> <p>My 6 week old sleeps through the night for the most part like 10 pm to 3 am, so during that time my breast are really full and in pain. Any tips and advice? I'd love to be able to sleep and not wake up to pump.</p> <p>I pump before I got to bed around midnight. </p>