https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:16:37 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-pumping-and-breastfeeding-work#post-200813 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 07:59:21 +0000 pelikila 200813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I pumped when I could find the time, which was usually once, maybe twice a day during a nap (which was always after a feeding). Sometimes I'd get all set up and he would wake so I was lucky to get one or two sessions in a day before I went back to work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-pumping-and-breastfeeding-work#post-200798 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 07:36:22 +0000 T.H.O.U. 200798@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started when she was sleeping a bit longer at night and I would wake up and nurse on one side and pump the other. Then if she was taking a longer nap I would pump then. I never tried to carve out an additional feeding just an ounce or so here and there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-pumping-and-breastfeeding-work#post-200721 Sun, 24 Jun 2012 21:55:58 +0000 tequiero21 200721@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i tried to pump after feeding my babies, but really hard to find the time when you have twins. so i pump when i feed them bottles (typically 1 breastmilk and 1 formula).... at night, we feed them more so they sleep longer so i'll pump 2 or 3 times. i've built a stash of a few days to be kept in the fridge. haven't put any in the freezer yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-pumping-and-breastfeeding-work#post-200716 Sun, 24 Jun 2012 21:34:53 +0000 winniebee 200716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO has always fed on one side. In the beginning I pumped the other breast. Bad idea. I called in double the milk he needed and created a way over supply which led to other problems (but a freezer full of milk). </p> <p>Now I only pump when I miss a feeding - ie when he gets a bottle of pumped milk. When LO is older (maybe 3 or more months) I may pump more often to build my supply again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-pumping-and-breastfeeding-work#post-200711 Sun, 24 Jun 2012 21:24:23 +0000 lemondrop 200711@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I pump both sides after my son is done feeding- usually it makes him sleepy and ready for a nap, so I get a window of time to do it. </p> <p>I also always have to pump before bed so I don't wake up engorged and painful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-pumping-and-breastfeeding-work#post-200699 Sun, 24 Jun 2012 21:07:57 +0000 owlmom 200699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually pump both sides right after LO finishes eating. In the beginning, I would also pump at night when LO slept for a long-ish stretch. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-pumping-and-breastfeeding-work#post-200694 Sun, 24 Jun 2012 21:04:53 +0000 mediagirl 200694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When you are still exclusively breastfeeding and pumping to start a stash/help with engorgement, how do you time things? Do you feed on one side, pump on the other? Pump when your lo isn't feeding? </p>