https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 02 May 2026 17:42:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bfing-and-pumping-in-the-motn#post-1920353 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 23:28:39 +0000 birdofafeather 1920353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Like others I BF during MOTN feedings. DH got up, changed her diaper and then gave her to me. We were each involved but got the most sleep this way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bfing-and-pumping-in-the-motn#post-1920241 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 21:28:00 +0000 Freckles 1920241@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks, ladies! With number one I pumped while DH gave her a bottle and it did nothing for us. Just thought I'd see if anyone successfully gave their SO MOTN feeding responsibilities while BFing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bfing-and-pumping-in-the-motn#post-1920174 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 20:44:39 +0000 Mae 1920174@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I BF MOTN. so much faster and easier than pumping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bfing-and-pumping-in-the-motn#post-1920154 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 20:31:21 +0000 Rubies 1920154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Freckles: I breast-fed and pumped for the first 4 months then EBF after that. However, in the middle of the night I still got up to BF...DH didn't bottle feed at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bfing-and-pumping-in-the-motn#post-1920097 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 19:43:34 +0000 catomd00 1920097@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No one has ever given my LO a bottle in MOTN. It seemed like way more work and technically yes you need to pump at that time anyways to keep up supply if it will be a regular occurrence. Also you will prob be engorged and uncomfortable anyways. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bfing-and-pumping-in-the-motn#post-1920047 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 18:58:59 +0000 Ms.Badger 1920047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Once he was about 8 weeks, I would pump before I went to bed and DH would feed him for his first middle of the night wake-up (if it was before 3 a.m.). Any other MOTN feeds I breast-fed. I had good supply and was easily able to pump a 4-5 oz. bottle every night and that was what DH would feed him. Sometimes he wouldn't wake-up until after 3 and I would just freeze the milk that I had in the fridge. Didn't affect my supply at all </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bfing-and-pumping-in-the-motn#post-1920042 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 18:51:49 +0000 MrsH 1920042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had such supply issues I BFed and then pumped. It was awful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bfing-and-pumping-in-the-motn#post-1920041 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 18:51:05 +0000 kiddosc 1920041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I breastfed in the night. It was much faster to get him and whip a boob out. Then he didn't get too riled up and went back to sleep right away. Less painful for everyone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bfing-and-pumping-in-the-motn#post-1920005 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 18:13:27 +0000 catlady 1920005@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I nursed, it was way easier than pumping. She didn't STTN until 10 months and by then I didn't feel the need to pump to keep up supply in the MOTN. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bfing-and-pumping-in-the-motn#post-1919999 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 18:10:49 +0000 cheert16 1919999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I BF'ed in the MOTN. Once DS started STTN I still got up and pumped so I could maintain my supply once I went back to work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bfing-and-pumping-in-the-motn#post-1919986 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 17:56:17 +0000 jetsa 1919986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always bf in the MOTN it was quicker and easier than pumping </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bfing-and-pumping-in-the-motn#post-1919982 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 17:54:14 +0000 Mrs. Cheesecake 1919982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>From what I remember I would bf LO right before bed and then pump right after the feeding and would BF for MOTN wakings. For the first few weeks LO was EBF, after about a month or so we introduced a bottle and DH was able to feed LO while I pumped in the MOTN. It was rough, but I was on maternity leave and once LO started sleeping in longer stretches I would just pump right after feeding him to sleep and in the morning when I woke-up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bfing-and-pumping-in-the-motn#post-1919976 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 17:50:40 +0000 ChitownRo 1919976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I EP'd. At the beginning, when I was establishing my supply, I would pump with each bottle during the MOTN. Occasionally, on the weekend, my DH would give a bottle in the MOTN and I wouldn't wake up to pump. That was glorious. When I finally did stop waking entirely to pump, my supply was impacted. So eventually I did supplement with formula. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bfing-and-pumping-in-the-motn#post-1919969 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 17:45:32 +0000 Dandelion 1919969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just bf. I hate pumping, especially in the middle of the night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bfing-and-pumping-in-the-motn#post-1919962 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 17:42:53 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1919962@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I breastfed all MOTN feedings. I figured there was no point having both me and DH up for a MOTN feeding. If I tried to skip a feeding, I'd have to get up and replace that feeding by pumping anyway! Plus I wouldn't be able to keep sleeping anyway bc I'd be really engorged! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bfing-and-pumping-in-the-motn#post-1919954 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 17:37:15 +0000 blackbird 1919954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I pumped, I would feed E a bottle and pump. I lost an insane amount of sleep this way-I was up an extra 30 min each damn time!. I won't do it again </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bfing-and-pumping-in-the-motn#post-1919946 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 17:31:19 +0000 Vegmama 1919946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had extremely low supply, so we always did bottles in the middle of the night to ensure she was getting enough. My husband would feed her, and I'd sit in bed and pump. By the time we were both done, we'd snuggle back to sleep until the next wakeup. </p> <p>If I had a full supply, I would have BF, and if we did give a bottle, I would have gotten up to pump. </p> <p>Our daughter started sleeping through the night around 8 weeks (it's VERY relative), but I decided at that point to rest when she rested. If I happened to wake up, I'd go pump, but otherwise, I let myself rest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bfing-and-pumping-in-the-motn#post-1919936 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 17:25:07 +0000 Little Misters Mom 1919936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I waited until 3 weeks to pump/give a bottle. At first I would nurse him at 9, wait an hour, pump at 10, and let DH give a bottle around 11:30. That would allow me to sleep from 10ish until he was up again around 2. After a few weeks doing that I felt supply was firmly established and by the time he was 5-6 weeks I would pump once in the morning and once at night and let DH take an overnight feeding. I never really had issues with supply and my body just adjusted to the output times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bfing-and-pumping-in-the-motn#post-1919932 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 17:23:51 +0000 jmarionsmith 1919932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO usually only eats from one side during the MOTN so I always pump the other side. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bfing-and-pumping-in-the-motn#post-1919931 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 17:22:15 +0000 PurplePeony 1919931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just breastfed. It was quickest and easiest. Once my supply was established, I'd sometimes pump before I went to sleep and DH would do the first night waking, but usually if DD cried I was awake anyway so it didn't make that much of a difference. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bfing-and-pumping-in-the-motn#post-1919928 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 17:19:19 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 1919928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think if you do a bottle during MOTN you should pump :(</p> <p>I just bf'd in the night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bfing-and-pumping-in-the-motn#post-1919899 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 17:03:00 +0000 Charm54 1919899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I EPed.... Pumped once in the MOTN, usually dh would feed dd while I pumped, or I would pump after I fed her. She started STTN fairly early...once she did, there was no way I was waking up to pump! My supply adjusted quickly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bfing-and-pumping-in-the-motn#post-1919895 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 17:00:52 +0000 Freckles 1919895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you breastfed or pumped during the newborn months, what was your approach to middle of the night feeds? Did you exclusively BF or was someone else able to give LO a bottle of pumped milk/formula? If you gave a bottle, did you still pump during that time to maintain your supply? </p>