https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:43:41 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/motn-feeding-logistics#post-2223383 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 22:24:47 +0000 Suzanne44 2223383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SeptMomma12: It was gradual sometime around 3 months (16lbs). She started nursing off both sides in the evening and then started guzzling both sides during the day and we have been doing both sides since. She is 10 months now. My first always took both sides right from the start. I attached a cool link that I like about breastfeeding.<br /> <a href="http://www.thealphaparent.com/2011/12/timeline-of-breastfed-baby.html?m=1" rel="nofollow">http://www.thealphaparent.com/2011/12/timeline-of-breastfed-baby.html?m=1</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/motn-feeding-logistics#post-2223235 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 17:51:05 +0000 SeptMomma12 2223235@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Suzanne44: Yes, I pump both sides empty before bed. When did your LO start to take both sides? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/motn-feeding-logistics#post-2223144 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 16:11:59 +0000 snowjewelz 2223144@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't pump.. Although I could really use the extra milk (my supply wasn't and isn't great), getting sleep/rest was more important. I just alternate feeding sides MOTN. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/motn-feeding-logistics#post-2223142 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 16:10:08 +0000 Suzanne44 2223142@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SeptMomma12: my second LO was a one sided feeder until she was a little bit older and then started to take both sides. I wouldn't pump unless you are needing the stash. It will even itself out, all about supply and demand and the engorged breasts are temporary since your supply is still being established. Do you pump both sides before you go to bed when you leave a bottle? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/motn-feeding-logistics#post-2223130 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 16:03:34 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 2223130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If she only ate from one side and STTN for the rest of the night, I just toughed it out and waited until the morning (if I could) so that my body wouldn't keep producing so much at night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/motn-feeding-logistics#post-2223111 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 15:47:35 +0000 SeptMomma12 2223111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Kemma: She's a pretty quick eater - about 10 mins. And I've found that if she eats on both sides, it all tends to come right back up more often than not :sad: I have a strong letdown. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/motn-feeding-logistics#post-2223064 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 15:13:58 +0000 Kemma 2223064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can you swap sides halfway through the motn feed? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/motn-feeding-logistics#post-2222714 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 11:57:21 +0000 turquoisemama 2222714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SeptMomma12: I stopped pumping, went back to work and did block feelings and only after all that did my supply go down. It took a long time. Now we're at a good level that matches her needs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/motn-feeding-logistics#post-2222576 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 10:16:38 +0000 catomd00 2222576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never pumped, only hand expressed to comfort. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/motn-feeding-logistics#post-2222570 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 10:13:39 +0000 avivoca 2222570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>H only ate one side at a time until she was about 8 months old. I only pumped to relieve engorgement. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/motn-feeding-logistics#post-2222560 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 10:07:03 +0000 Rockies11 2222560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SeptMomma12: Mine does this and I just feed her the engorged side when she wakes up. We haven't had any supply problems. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/motn-feeding-logistics#post-2222529 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 09:48:06 +0000 Bluebonnet 2222529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO1 would only feed on one side at a time. When she started to sleep in longer stretches, I'd pump one or both sides before I went to bed. In the morning, I'd feed her from one side, then pump the other side. I built up a huge freezer stash and ended up getting a deep freeze. I was so glad to have the freezer stash when I occasionally traveled for work and for when my supply started to dwindle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/motn-feeding-logistics#post-2222464 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 08:56:20 +0000 SeptMomma12 2222464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: Awesome, thanks!</p> <p>DD woke up and drained the breast. Feeling much better! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/motn-feeding-logistics#post-2222408 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 08:24:27 +0000 Adira 2222408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SeptMomma12: 6 months!</p> <p><a href="http://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/milkstorage/milkstorage/" rel="nofollow">http://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/milkstorage/milkstorage/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/motn-feeding-logistics#post-2222382 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 08:01:03 +0000 SeptMomma12 2222382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: Ah that makes sense! How long is milk good in the freezer (regular freezer attached to fridge, not a deep freezer)? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/motn-feeding-logistics#post-2222372 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 07:54:37 +0000 Adira 2222372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SeptMomma12: You cycle through your freezer stash. So thaw your oldest milk for Monday's bottles. Then use what you pumped on Monday for the next day, etc. On Friday, freeze what you pump. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/motn-feeding-logistics#post-2222366 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 07:47:27 +0000 LuLu Mom 2222366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SeptMomma12: I pumped before returning to work and have a decent sized freezer stash, I plan on using it on overnights away (we have a couple planned later this year) and when she starts eating more if I can't keep up. Otherwise, I'll stop feeding and just use the stash the last month to start weaning her to only bottles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/motn-feeding-logistics#post-2222364 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 07:44:46 +0000 SeptMomma12 2222364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: I don't even know what I'm going to do with it! If I'm pumping at work for the next day when do I even use the freezer stash? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/motn-feeding-logistics#post-2222348 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 07:27:40 +0000 Adira 2222348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it depends on what your plans are. I started pumping because I wanted to build up a freezer stash before I returned to work. But if you don't need a stash, then you could probably just pump/express enough to relieve the engorgement and let your body regulate to your baby's actual needs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/motn-feeding-logistics#post-2222342 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 07:19:36 +0000 Ree723 2222342@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely not! It took a couple of mornings waking up somewhat engorged, but no way was I going to pump in the middle of the night after LO went back to sleep! If I still felt somewhat full in the morning after feeding her, I would finish emptying that side with the pump, but my body quickly adjusted, which is what I wanted to happen. </p> <p>Hand expressing is great for relieving a bit of pressure before LO feeds, but I was really conscious of not creating an oversupply so I trusted in my body to regulate itself and dealt with the mild discomfort for the day or two it took to sort itself out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/motn-feeding-logistics#post-2222341 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 07:18:05 +0000 blackbird 2222341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SeptMomma12: oh man, and I thought I was doing well with 40! I would pump just enough to relieve some pain, then. The mornings are always the most uncomfortable for me, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/motn-feeding-logistics#post-2222336 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 07:13:09 +0000 SeptMomma12 2222336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: Ok, that makes sense. Thanks. I definitely tend toward the oversupply (I already have 150oz in the freezer just from pumping before bed), so I'm concerned about making that worse with the pump. But I also can't sit here in pain waiting for her to wake up! Maybe I will try just a few mins like you said. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/motn-feeding-logistics#post-2222330 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 07:07:19 +0000 yellowbird 2222330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always pumped because I wanted to build my freezer stash and I wanted extra milk. I would get a lot at that first morning pump session. I was also going back to work so having extra milk was good for me so I wouldn't have to stress about not making enough </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/motn-feeding-logistics#post-2222329 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 07:04:31 +0000 blackbird 2222329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>T only eats off one side, too, and sometimes only wakes up once. So I'll feed him both sides (as much as he will) around 930/10, put him to bed, then feed one side at 4am or so (And not pump), then I get up around 6. Today, I didn't have to pump because he got up, but if he's out cold, I'll pump then for about 10 min. I don't wake up crazy engorged, but I'm also not going to leave them like that for any longer, especially since that one side has gone 12 hours. It's a good way to get a freezer stash before work, anyways. Plus, just now I fed him off the right and he won't eat off the left. So....</p> <p>I don't have an over or under supply necessarily, but I can pump a couple extra ounces a day and combine them to get a bottle every few days. Since I started going to the gym again, i like to leave DH with some milk </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/motn-feeding-logistics#post-2222327 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 06:54:31 +0000 SeptMomma12 2222327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@turquoisemama: Thanks! So you stopped pumping in the MOTN and it eventually regulated? I also worry about over supply. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/motn-feeding-logistics#post-2222322 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 06:44:06 +0000 turquoisemama 2222322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I asked about this same question a few months ago and most of the answers I got were to pump. But after doing that a started to get over supply and it really hurt our breastfeeding progress. The lactation consultant I worked with said if your supply is good,pumping isn't necessary and the output should match the baby's needs. If you're uncomfortable, pumping a little bit is okay though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/motn-feeding-logistics#post-2222317 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 06:39:02 +0000 SeptMomma12 2222317@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If your LO only eats on one side in the middle of the night, do you pump the other side after he/she goes back to sleep?</p> <p>LO is 6 weeks and starting to sleep longer stretches at night. Last night, I pumped at 9:30, DH gave her a bottle at 10 and then she slept til 5. She only eats on one side at each feeding, so she ate on the right side and we went back to bed. But the side she didn't eat on is obviously very engorged and now at 7:30am, she's still sleeping and I'm pretty uncomfortable. I hand expressed a little bit, but I'm afraid to pump and then she wakes up and is hungry.</p> <p>So will my body eventually adjust, or do I need to pump that other side in the middle of the night to protect my supply? </p>