https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 23:14:32 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-when-do-you-pump#post-1933451 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 19:14:00 +0000 jmarionsmith 1933451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i usually pump first thing in the morning, after she eats. right before i go to bed, and once in the middle of the night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-when-do-you-pump#post-1933447 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 19:12:21 +0000 Little Misters Mom 1933447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I pump in the morning when he goes down for his first nap. That usually gives me enough time to "recover" my supply by the time he wakes up and wants to eat and I get way more in the morning than night. If anything I think it actually helped my supply, by encouraging him to nurse longer at that feed and basically telling my body I had a ravenous baby around 9 am. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-when-do-you-pump#post-1933378 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 18:24:46 +0000 Charm54 1933378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: I EPed but that would have been a worry of mine too... I had low supply so after I pumped I was drained for a while! Domperidone really helped boost my supply though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-when-do-you-pump#post-1933374 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 18:22:24 +0000 regberadaisy 1933374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Charm54: I had supply issues with #1 so I'm so afraid of pumping then she wakes up and I don't have milk for her. I know that's not how the body works. It's a mental thing LOL </p> <p>Do you ever find that if you just pumped and LO wakes up she has to work harder at getting the milk going? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-when-do-you-pump#post-1933369 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 18:19:43 +0000 Charm54 1933369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I EPed so I would pump first thing in the morning, once during her morning nap, once during her aftn nap, and then before I went to bed.</p> <p>I hope to EP LO#2 but I know it will be harder to find the time once I have a toddler to look after too :-/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-when-do-you-pump#post-1933366 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 18:15:48 +0000 fairy 1933366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tended to get the most milk first thing in the morning, so I would pump after her first morning feed. I actually liked to freeze in small increments like 2oz to use to mix with cereal, but for bottles I would freeze 4-6oz in a bag </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-when-do-you-pump#post-1933363 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 18:13:20 +0000 regberadaisy 1933363@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm with DD 2 24/7 but want / need to somehow Find time to pump. For the times where we can go out without her or when I go back to work.</p> <p>For now she has been sleeping a good stretch before her first wake up at night. So I'm thinking I'll pump before I go to bed. And perhaps any time she naps longer than 2 hours. </p> <p>Any other tips to build a stash if you're home with LO all the time? I don't seem to respond well to the pump so I don't expect to get much out of each session. What's the smallest amount you would freeze in one bag? </p>