https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:19:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-bfers-did-you-pump-when-you-miss-a-session#post-1464928 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 20:25:23 +0000 birdofafeather 1464928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaJ: that's about the time frame i'll be going... i might just see how it goes, but bring back up in case. i would LOVE for it to go well and know i don't HAVE to pump if i miss her nighttime feeding. i feel like it would free me up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-bfers-did-you-pump-when-you-miss-a-session#post-1464922 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 20:21:39 +0000 MamaJ 1464922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: I usually nurse him before his nap around 1pm. Then I skip bedtime session and nurse in the morning. He usually wakes around 8am. So 19 hours give or take depending on when he wakes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-bfers-did-you-pump-when-you-miss-a-session#post-1464913 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 20:15:06 +0000 Veggiemama 1464913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't pump after I was officially "done pumping" and would occasionally miss a feeding, I don't remember it being an issue maybe I felt fuller by the next feeding but not engorged. I probably went 6-7 hours and was fine. In your situation though with it being bedtime/overnight you might want to pump before you go to bed if you are uncomfortable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-bfers-did-you-pump-when-you-miss-a-session#post-1464910 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 20:13:03 +0000 mrskc 1464910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Once he was a year, I stopped pumping if I missed a session and my supply was always fine and I wouldn't get engorged. I would just see how it goes. I don't think missing one session will hurt your supply but if you get uncomfortable, you can pump. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-bfers-did-you-pump-when-you-miss-a-session#post-1464884 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 20:00:08 +0000 mrsjazz 1464884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: Yes, I have. I was out Friday night and was definitely engorged, especially since M-F, I usually only nurse 2x a day. She woke up when I got in around 1 and I leaked all over the both of us when she was nursing. I never expect that to happen anymore but it does. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-bfers-did-you-pump-when-you-miss-a-session#post-1464867 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 19:49:40 +0000 birdofafeather 1464867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaJ: how long do you go then without nursing on the nights you miss?</p> <p>@hilsy85: not worried about supply. only worried about waking up in the middle of the night full! ha.</p> <p>@mrsjazz: did you deal with engorgement ever?</p> <p>@skipra: yeah, she's had all types of alternative milks no problem. i will probably bring a hand pump and just play it by ear. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-bfers-did-you-pump-when-you-miss-a-session#post-1464488 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 16:41:59 +0000 MamaMoose 1464488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, once I stopped pumping at work that was it. If I wasn't home at bed time a missed a session, I didn't pump. But then again I've never really had problems with leaking/engorgement. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-bfers-did-you-pump-when-you-miss-a-session#post-1464459 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 16:28:44 +0000 skipra 1464459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't but I haven't had to go that long. I'm also pregnant and feel like I don't really have anything left. Is your LO drinking something else like cows milk? If so maybe just bring the pump in case you get uncomfortable? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-bfers-did-you-pump-when-you-miss-a-session#post-1464444 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 16:23:07 +0000 mrsjazz 1464444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Once I stopped pumping, I stopped pumping! So if I missed a nursing session, I just missed it and it was fine. I only nurse in the mornings, nights, and weekends now. If I get home after LO has gone to bed she normally wakes up at some point to nurse anyway but I have gone a full day without nursing and was fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-bfers-did-you-pump-when-you-miss-a-session#post-1464433 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 16:20:01 +0000 2PeasinaPod 1464433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you think your supply might dip if you don't? I didn't extend BFing, but it's something that a few of my friends worried about, so they always pumped if they had to miss a session. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-bfers-did-you-pump-when-you-miss-a-session#post-1464407 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 16:08:44 +0000 Mrs. Twine 1464407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not unless I get uncomfortable :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-bfers-did-you-pump-when-you-miss-a-session#post-1464366 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 15:59:36 +0000 hilsy85 1464366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmm I think the longest I've gone when I was still nursing more than 2x a day was 8 or 9 hours? And I was totally fine. However, better to be safe than sorry, and you're going to be gone a while, so I would bring maybe a hand pump in case you get uncomfortable?</p> <p>ETA you're not worried about supply right? Just being uncomfortable? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-bfers-did-you-pump-when-you-miss-a-session#post-1464358 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 15:58:18 +0000 MamaJ 1464358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've never miss 2 nursing sessions, just one. But I am gone 2 nights/week workings and DH puts LO to bed. I don't pump anymore on those nights. I think I stopped just before he turned a year. </p> <p>We are also nursing 3 times per day. I am not sure what I would do if I missed two. Maybe pump once? I don't feel full ever anymore though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-bfers-did-you-pump-when-you-miss-a-session#post-1464357 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 15:58:15 +0000 Adira 1464357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't experienced this yet, but I think if I wanted to continue nursing, I probably would try to pump for missed sessions. Or at least one of them if you were going to miss two! But I've not dealt with this quite yet... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-bfers-did-you-pump-when-you-miss-a-session#post-1464341 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 15:55:01 +0000 birdofafeather 1464341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 13.5 months and we're nursing 3 times a day. I WAH most of the time, so i haven't pumped in a couple months. i have a wedding in a couple weeks though so i'm going to be gone for 2 of her nursing sessions. i know i can nurse her before her nap instead of after to take care of one nursing session, but i'm still going to miss the bedtime session. since LO STTN now, i would end up going almost 20 hours without a feeding if i didn't pump. (now that i'm typing this out, i realize i probably do need to pump at some point!)</p> <p>If you BF past a year, did you pump if you missed a nursing session? How long was the longest you could go without being engorged/risk your supply? </p>