https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:49:39 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-dropping-feedings#post-297821 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 23:59:29 +0000 pinkcupcake 297821@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Agree with @Andrea. </p> <p>After a couple days, my body adjusted to LO sttn and I stopped waking up so engorged. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-dropping-feedings#post-297576 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 19:24:02 +0000 cvbee 297576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 3 months I did much like you and fed him the one at that 3am feeding and pumped the other. I remember in those days sometimes I'd wake up and be so sore that I'd actually wake up the baby to feed him! But usually I just did like you did that night. That was good for me at the time because I wanted to start building my stash. Then I started just sleeping instead of pumping and just dealt with the leaking/engorgement. The boobs eventually get the message. :)</p> <p>Enjoy the long stretches while they last..before the 4 month sleep regression..... or maybe yours will last forever! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-dropping-feedings#post-297574 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 19:07:06 +0000 chopsuey 297574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When LO first started sleeping long stretches, I had to pump because my boobs were so engorged. Eventually they stopped getting engorged and I could make it through the night without feeding or pumping! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-dropping-feedings#post-297569 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 19:01:48 +0000 Sammyfab 297569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In the early days I would pump a little or hand express for some relief but after a couple of times I just stopped. My body adapted after one night of not doing anything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-dropping-feedings#post-297219 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 10:35:47 +0000 Freckles 297219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I find that after 2 nights, my boobs arent as engorged. The body adapts very quickly! But i agree with the above...pump a little for some relief. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-dropping-feedings#post-297207 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 10:20:58 +0000 littlek 297207@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When that happens I pump when I first wake up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-dropping-feedings#post-297164 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 09:25:19 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 297164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What Andrea said! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-dropping-feedings#post-297154 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 09:17:10 +0000 Andrea 297154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would just pump a little so that you are not engorged. If she is about to drop a feeding, you don't want to stimulate your milk production. Fingers crossed! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-dropping-feedings#post-297152 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 09:14:40 +0000 littlecasita1122 297152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is 3 months old and he usually sleeps from 9PM-2;30AM straight, so I usually pump around 10:30 or 11 before I go to bed. Maybe pump just a little (like 5-10 min) a couple hours after his last feeding until your body gets used to going for a longer stretch? Hooray for our babies sleeping longer! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-dropping-feedings#post-297145 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 09:11:04 +0000 mediagirl 297145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Last night M slept from 8pm to 3am!!! This was the first time she has slept through her midnight feeding since she was a month old (she is 3 months now). While I'm not getting my hopes up that this is a trend, I can still be hopeful about it. </p> <p>So, when I woke up at 3, my boobs were very engorged and my right one hurt a little bit like I had a blocked duct. I fed her but she was only interested in nursing for less than 10 minutes, on one side. Since I had a little pain and I was too uncomfortable to sleep on my right side, I went downstairs to pump after she went back to sleep.</p> <p>My question is, what should I do if this happens again? Should I try to get her to eat from both sides? I did that but she just let her head drop back and fell asleep. If I can't, should I pump to make sure I'm not engorged on the one side and so I don't get blocked ducts? Or should I start training my body that I don't need that feeding and don't pump even if she doesn't eat from one side after skipping a feeding? </p> <p>Sorry for the long question...I'm just trying to figure this out. I'm doing all nursing when I'm not at work now. Trying to just pump when I'm at work unless it's necessary. </p>