https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:44:50 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-longer-sleep-patterns#post-382576 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:56:51 +0000 pastemoo 382576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: I sleep on a folded towel to soak up the engorgement and just let it hurt and leak because at least I'm kind of still asleep... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-longer-sleep-patterns#post-382549 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:40:39 +0000 sorrycharlie 382549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm curious about this too! LO slept a 5.5 hour stretch the week I got mastitis, and I'm paranoid that's why. I'm so afraid to let myself get engorged/get used to longer night feedings, so even if she sleeps longer I've set an alarm for every 3 hours to pump. I'm hoping I outgrow this paranoia soon to get more sleep..I use a manual pump so I don't have to get out of bed to go pump in the nursery with the PISA. I fall asleep while I'm pumping, LOL. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-longer-sleep-patterns#post-381677 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 14:07:40 +0000 sarac 381677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I say get the rest and switch off halfway through. If you push through the irritation of engorgement, you shouldn't have to suffer for more than a few days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-longer-sleep-patterns#post-381609 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:41:03 +0000 Weagle 381609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always hated pumping in the middle of the night. I just ignored it and my body adjusted pretty quickly. Do you have a manual pump? You wouldn't have to deal with the whole big setup and could pump just enough to get some relief. I did that and just left the milk by the bed. It was worth losing that milk to go back to sleep quickly :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-longer-sleep-patterns#post-380862 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:34:49 +0000 mediagirl 380862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: that might be a good move - switching sides halfway through. I might try that tonight and see what happens. Thank you! Oh and btw...she was a finicky eater until just recently. She doesn't seem to have her reflux issue anymore and I think that really helped calm her down during feedings. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-longer-sleep-patterns#post-380861 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:34:45 +0000 Sammyfab 380861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hate pumping too and would never get up to pump in the middle of the night! My body always adjusted in 1-2 days. The other option is to just take the edge off by squirting into the sink or a towel so the engorgement wouldn't bother you so much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-longer-sleep-patterns#post-380841 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:24:42 +0000 mrs. wagon 380841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: I feel you girl, I do!! Lately I have been staying up a bit later and I'll pump before going to sleep, then when LMW gets up for her night feeding I'll help Wagon Sr. get set up for the (bottle) feeding and then go back to sleep while he feeds her. I've never been able to do the laying down nursing (my kids were so finicky about how they were positioned!!) so I've never had the luxury of the dreamfeed!!! I would say just keep at it, stock up on nursing pads, and your body will eventually adjust. Can you switch sides with her in the middle so that you're at least a little even and slightly less engorged at 4am? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-longer-sleep-patterns#post-380829 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:21:20 +0000 mediagirl 380829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: the problem is I'm soooooooooooooo tired. I'm doing the laying down feeding which is awesome. I can be practically asleep and she will eat. When she's done, I move her to her crib and pass out again. I hate pumping. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-longer-sleep-patterns#post-380822 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:20:05 +0000 Mrsbells 380822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you pump then your body will still keep making that amount of milk, but if you just deal with the engorgement you r body will eventually adjust. I had to deal with the same thing </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-longer-sleep-patterns#post-380819 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:18:35 +0000 mrs. wagon 380819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Your body will eventually adjust, but if I were you I'd pump and freeze the milk! If you can figure out pumping while nursing you won't have to stay up extra long... or if you can have DH bottle feed while you pump, that's even better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-longer-sleep-patterns#post-380813 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:15:55 +0000 mediagirl 380813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Recently, M has taken to sleeping longer stretches. While this is awesome, I'm having an engorgement problem come 4am. She eats around 5 or 6pm and then again at midnight. At the midnight feeding, she only eats from one side. That means at 4am, I am in pain on the side she didn't eat from.</p> <p>Should I pump the other side after she eats? Will my body figure this out so I won't be so engorged at 4am? </p>