https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 00:44:20 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-any-wohm-successfully-breastfeed-and-not-pump-at-work#post-2209598 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 07:46:02 +0000 daniellemybelle 2209598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree that you can make it work but you also may have to be open to re-evaluating or shifting things as you see how it plays out in reality.</p> <p>I went back M-Th 9-3 when LO was 10 months. I had low supply so we were already supplementing. I sent two bottles of formula and nursed her before drop-off and right when I picked her up, in the parking lot. My supply was not affected (though it was already low) and I was still able to satisfy her nursing at naptime on Fridays/weekends. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-any-wohm-successfully-breastfeed-and-not-pump-at-work#post-2209507 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 06:34:52 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2209507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was able to maintain my supply by pumping both sides 4 times per day (I was a SAHM eper, so not exactly the same situation) so I think you can maybe make it work! I can go 5-6 hours without it affecting my supply. I would just pay attention to output and be willing to add a session or two if supply drops. Maybe also do power hours a couple times a week in the evening after baby goes to bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-any-wohm-successfully-breastfeed-and-not-pump-at-work#post-2209503 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 06:26:17 +0000 pmrlady 2209503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Going from 2 hrs to 5 might be risky. I think it depends on how you feel about potentially supplementing if your supply does go down a bit. If you are very opposed to supplementing, I think you should add a session at work just because at home you nurse very frequently. It might work in the beginning but gradually your supply may decrease. It decreased for me very quickly even though i pumped 3 times.<br /> Some of the responses here are from women with older babies who I'm sure don't nurse every 2 hrs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-any-wohm-successfully-breastfeed-and-not-pump-at-work#post-2209099 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 15:25:58 +0000 Rockies11 2209099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yellowbird: I did it and had no supply problems, but didn't start until 6 months. She wouldn't take a bottle, so it kind of had to happen that way. She just nursed more at night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-any-wohm-successfully-breastfeed-and-not-pump-at-work#post-2209028 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 14:42:43 +0000 snowjewelz 2209028@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it's doable too on your schedule! And it seems like you have pretty good supply if you can get 6-9 oz AFTER feeding! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-any-wohm-successfully-breastfeed-and-not-pump-at-work#post-2208636 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 10:33:15 +0000 travellingbee 2208636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only pumped at lunch at work but I didn't go back to work until LO was 5 months. I fed him in the morning. Pumped before I left, pumped at lunch, and picked him up at 3:45 and fed again then.<br /> But since he started school at 5 months, he wasn't eating as often as in the early weeks and started solids soon after that which supplemented the milk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-any-wohm-successfully-breastfeed-and-not-pump-at-work#post-2208622 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 10:27:50 +0000 yellowbird 2208622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@danda: yes, 5 hours is a long time! Especially since I'm nursing about every 2 right now </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-any-wohm-successfully-breastfeed-and-not-pump-at-work#post-2208621 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 10:27:11 +0000 yellowbird 2208621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Lala: @MenagerieMama: thank you ladies! That gives me encouragement! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-any-wohm-successfully-breastfeed-and-not-pump-at-work#post-2208575 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 09:47:01 +0000 MenagerieMama 2208575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only pump once during a 7-8 hr shift and twice during a 14-15 hr shift and I get plenty of milk for LO. It's a super big inconvenience to everyone for even those times I pump but I make it work and it's been working! I just pump a ton during those sessions :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-any-wohm-successfully-breastfeed-and-not-pump-at-work#post-2208546 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 09:23:37 +0000 Lala 2208546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That schedule worked for me. I went back to work at 7 weeks and breastfed for 11 months.<br /> -Pump/nurse at 7<br /> -Pump at 12<br /> -Pump/nurse at 6<br /> I usually got about 15 oz during my one pump session at work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-any-wohm-successfully-breastfeed-and-not-pump-at-work#post-2208497 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 08:52:35 +0000 danda 2208497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I want to say that it *could* work, but also might not...5 hours between morning pumping and noon nursing sounds like a long time. it's hard to say and you won't know if you're risking your supply until it starts changing. For what it's worth - I started with oversupply and needed to pump 2x per day which was usually 9:30 and 1:30, but I have seen plenty of other people on here who need to pump more frequently (like 3x at 9, 12, and 3). Also expect that you might get engorged and be uncomfortable/leaking, at least at first, with a 5 hour time interval.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-any-wohm-successfully-breastfeed-and-not-pump-at-work#post-2208484 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 08:46:28 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2208484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yellowbird: I think if you can get that mid day feed in and right before and right after work it might be possible. You'll probably end up running short a few ounces but you can try. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-any-wohm-successfully-breastfeed-and-not-pump-at-work#post-2208432 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 08:14:38 +0000 lawbee11 2208432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't do this but sounds like it could definitely work, especially given that you get 6-9oz from your first pumping session. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-any-wohm-successfully-breastfeed-and-not-pump-at-work#post-2208431 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 08:13:57 +0000 LBee 2208431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yellowbird: I think it would work then! You may not be able to nurse at the times he takes bottles and you don't pump/nurse since your supply isn't as established, but you never know. The posts I'm finding seem to talk about babies in the more 8+ month range. </p> <p><a href="http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-you-able-to-successfully-stop-pumping-at-work-and-continue-bfing-at-home#post-1105072" rel="nofollow">http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-you-able-to-successfully-stop-pumping-at-work-and-continue-bfing-at-home#post-1105072</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-any-wohm-successfully-breastfeed-and-not-pump-at-work#post-2208429 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 08:12:10 +0000 youboots 2208429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yellowbird: I got this one. I think plugging in a big pump and cleaning the parts is half of the time commitment. Since I shoot weddings I needed something I could duck off and use anywhere quickly. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Philips-Avent-Manual-Comfort-Breast/dp/B009YSYCZS" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Philips-Avent-Manual-Comfort-Breast/dp/B009YSYCZS</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-any-wohm-successfully-breastfeed-and-not-pump-at-work#post-2208425 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 08:08:58 +0000 yellowbird 2208425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@youboots: true! then i wouldn't have to set up my whole big pump at work and could just pump for a minute or two if i needed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-any-wohm-successfully-breastfeed-and-not-pump-at-work#post-2208423 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 08:08:23 +0000 yellowbird 2208423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LBee: I would still send bottles of milk with him to daycare so he could eat whenever he was hungry. I would nurse him and pumps hen I got home regardless if he had a bottle at 3:30ish anyway. I also already have to get up for my early pump on weekends anyway because I have a toddler, so I guess it's not a big deal for me. </p> <p>@Anagram: DS is only 10 weeks, will be 11 when I go back to work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-any-wohm-successfully-breastfeed-and-not-pump-at-work#post-2208419 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 08:05:44 +0000 youboots 2208419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Could you talk to an LC? I think it could work. You could also just get a manual pump that is really small that you could use when you have a few spare minutes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-any-wohm-successfully-breastfeed-and-not-pump-at-work#post-2208418 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 08:05:03 +0000 LBee 2208418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not exactly the same thing, but I'm sort of doing that now at 10 months? I don't pump at work, but he still breastfeeds morning and night and gets either frozen milk (I have a large stash) or freshly pumped (I had a morning 6:30 AM pump right after his first feed up until yesterday) 2x during the day at 6 ozs each. </p> <p>It works for us and I've not had supply problems. I will say that I don't try to feed him on the weekends during the times he would usually take a bottle. I figure there is no milk. </p> <p>With all that said, my supply was fairly established when I made this change. Have you searched the boards? I remember someone even posting about still breastfeeding on the weekends when not pumping. I think that they had an older baby though too. </p> <p>Would you be sort of feeding him on an every 3 schedule? It seems like he might have to go a little long for the 4:30 feed as I would assume it would be like 6:30, 9:30, 12:30, 3:30. You could always do a mid-afternoon 2 oz snack bottle? In my mind, it makes sense, here's what I'm imagining: </p> <p>6:30 AM - nurse<br /> 7 AM - pump<br /> 9:30 AM - bottle (like 4 or 5 ozs?)<br /> 12:30 PM - nurse<br /> 3 PM - light snack bottle (2 ozs?)<br /> 4:30 PM - nurse<br /> regular night time nursing schedule</p> <p>The only rub (or at least for me) is that on the weekends you still have to get up for that 7 am pump. That drove me crazy. </p> <p>After writing this post I'm starting to wonder if it's helpful at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-any-wohm-successfully-breastfeed-and-not-pump-at-work#post-2208414 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 08:03:45 +0000 mrsjyw 2208414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>On your schedule I think it's do-able. I worked usually 3 days in the office and would nurse around 730am on one side, pump the other before work, and then pump 2/3x at work depending on my schedule. In the earlier months it was more like 3 times, after the 6 month mark, I think I was down to 2 sessions (11am) and (2pm) usually. So if you can make it home at lunch to nurse and get home early to do the afternoon feed (4pm) then I think you could potentially sustain nursing through work! Good luck! :goodluck: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-any-wohm-successfully-breastfeed-and-not-pump-at-work#post-2208411 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 08:00:56 +0000 Anagram 2208411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It probably depends on how good your particular supply is--how old is your baby?</p> <p>My mom supposedly did this with me-she went back to work when I was 8 weeks old and she just nursed me before work, on her lunch break, and after work (she was a teacher, so her hours were probably just 8-3) and claims she had no issues. But I was born in 1980 and I have no clue how early they started stuff like rice cereal back then--probably pretty early. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-any-wohm-successfully-breastfeed-and-not-pump-at-work#post-2208409 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 07:54:15 +0000 yellowbird 2208409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Could this work? </p> <p>Pumping at work is a huge inconvenience not only for me, but my coworkers who rely on my exams. I can definitely pump while there, but I think I would be a lot less stressed if I didn't have to. </p> <p>I was thinking I could try feeding LO at 6:30ish. Pump at 7:00 at home. I've been doing this for the past couple weeks and usually get 6-9oz. Then nurse him or pump at home on my lunch break around 12:30, pick up at 4:30 nurse and pump at home again. </p> <p>I'm wondering how much my supply would suffer? </p>