https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:03:28 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-awake-are-you-after-a-nursepump-session#post-485381 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 09:14:30 +0000 mamabolt 485381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For the middle of the night feeds, I was able to fall back asleep pretty easily, but I never had to deal with pumping at night. The hardest one for me was always if LO was up around 5 or 6 and my body would think it was time to wake up afterwards. Sometimes I would be able to watch a little TV and fall back asleep, and sometimes I just got up for the day then. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-awake-are-you-after-a-nursepump-session#post-485345 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 08:44:12 +0000 chopsuey 485345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I diaper change, feed, burp and pump. I leave bottle washing for the morning. I think everything takes about 40 mins. -.-<br /> I'm pretty awake by the time I'm done pumping, but I fell asleep pretty quickly last night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-awake-are-you-after-a-nursepump-session#post-485335 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 08:35:31 +0000 Andrea 485335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: i only steam clean them once a day. in the middle of the night, i just rinse them out with hot water and put them on a towel to air dry so it really doesn't take THAT long but I guess every few minutes is precious!</p> <p>@mediagirl: i am too paranoid to refrigerate. i read that bacteria grows on anything moist in the fridge so i prefer to leave my pump parts out to air dry! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-awake-are-you-after-a-nursepump-session#post-485306 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 08:21:30 +0000 Sammyfab 485306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ack! I remember the days when a middle of the night feed would take 1.5 hours with all of those steps you mentioned. I never had trouble falling back asleep though because I think I was sooo tired.</p> <p>When the nighttime feeds turned into a quick 10-minute nursing session I'd have way more trouble falling back asleep! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-awake-are-you-after-a-nursepump-session#post-485298 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 08:16:29 +0000 mediagirl 485298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't' even remember those days, I passed through them in such a haze of sleepless nights! I think my husband helped with the overnights until he went back to work, then I took on all duties myself. Once she got a little older, I was so happy to drop the overnight diaper changes!!!</p> <p>@Andrea: @MaisyMay: I think the hardest part of pumping overnight was having to deal with pump parts. I ended up just refrigerating my parts after every session so I wouldn't have to clean them until the next day and they were set up and ready to go when I needed to pump the next time. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-awake-are-you-after-a-nursepump-session#post-485292 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 08:07:02 +0000 immabeetoo 485292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm pretty awake... What I hate is hearing him fuss and not knowing if its going to escalate so I have to go back in or if he'll settle. I've fallen asleep glasses on sitting up bc I waited too long to realize we were clear!</p> <p>If I were you I'd buy more pump parts so you at least wouldn't have to wash at night! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-awake-are-you-after-a-nursepump-session#post-485262 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 07:50:16 +0000 T.H.O.U. 485262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It gets better! It got to the point that she would wake up, I would go grab her, sit on the couch, nurse and put her back in bed. By the time I crawled back in bed I was pretty relaxed. </p> <p>I do remember those tough days though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-awake-are-you-after-a-nursepump-session#post-485213 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 06:55:18 +0000 Andrea 485213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: should have that framed for our DHs!</p> <p>@autumn865: yeah, sometimes I just stay up until the next cycle although a half hr snooze can be really rejuvenating too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-awake-are-you-after-a-nursepump-session#post-485203 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 06:39:10 +0000 MrsBeachyBaby 485203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Usually about an hour from start to me back to sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-awake-are-you-after-a-nursepump-session#post-485180 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 05:11:40 +0000 MaisyMay 485180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Usually, it's about an hour to an hour and a half for me to get it all done. I hate how awake I am after, but it's hard not to wake up all the way when there's a machine pulling at your nips! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-awake-are-you-after-a-nursepump-session#post-485173 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 04:43:43 +0000 autumn865 485173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm the same way! Also knowing we will be up again in 1-2 hours makes it even harder. You want to be able to have every minute of sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-awake-are-you-after-a-nursepump-session#post-485165 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 04:32:13 +0000 MamaMoose 485165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: this describes my life: </p> [attach=1787/13/mg916e.600x419.image.jpeg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-awake-are-you-after-a-nursepump-session#post-485164 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 04:30:40 +0000 Andrea 485164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: I think most husbands are like that. Not fair! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-awake-are-you-after-a-nursepump-session#post-485162 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 04:28:10 +0000 MamaMoose 485162@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is the hardest part of mommy hood for me. I don't mind a bit to wake up with her when she needs to eat. But it makes me crazy to lay in bed awake for so long after she is back to sleep!! It's always been really tough for me to fall asleep. Meanwhile my husband is out like a light the second his head hits the pillow! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-awake-are-you-after-a-nursepump-session#post-485161 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 04:23:43 +0000 Andrea 485161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One week in, it takes me about an hour and a half to do a diaper change, nurse, supplement with bm, burp, get baby back to sleep, pump, clean up pump etc so I am pretty awake afterwards. Wish I could just fall right to sleep! </p>