https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:15:35 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahms-when-do-you-pump#post-2447314 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 09:12:28 +0000 Truth Bombs 2447314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm still on maternity leave so basically SAH right now. I pump after my morning feed. LO is 10 weeks old and usually sleeps 7-8 hours so when he wakes up after that he never empties all the milk I have. I just pumped after nursing him and got 4 ounces (a full bottle for us). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahms-when-do-you-pump#post-2447290 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 08:57:07 +0000 hilsy85 2447290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ash: oh that's awesome! I usually get 4oz when I pump in place of a feeding...I guess I will try it tonight and see what happens. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahms-when-do-you-pump#post-2447289 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 08:56:19 +0000 Ash 2447289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: well I don't have a huge supply but I'd get about 4 ounces. Up until a month ago she only nursed on one side so that helped. </p> <p>That was another problem of mine - I wanted to do it when lo1 wasn't running around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahms-when-do-you-pump#post-2447286 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 08:55:23 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2447286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same as @Ash! I usually pump right before I go to bed, about 2 hours after her last feed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahms-when-do-you-pump#post-2447279 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 08:48:37 +0000 hilsy85 2447279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: gah I would prob get the most then, but the thought of fully waking up to pump is just awful!!!</p> <p>@youboots: this would be ideall...I just needto figure out how to do it with LO1 here and demanding attention at the same time. </p> <p>@Ash: this might be my best bet because LO1 is sleeping by then. How much do you get when you pump? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahms-when-do-you-pump#post-2447274 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 08:44:04 +0000 Ash 2447274@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: I feel like it bumped it up because I was emptying. I never wanted to pump during the day and then piss her off if I was empty and she wanted to eat. And I absolutely refuse to pump in the motn. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahms-when-do-you-pump#post-2447243 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 08:13:42 +0000 youboots 2447243@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I did pump it was right after my first morning feeding. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahms-when-do-you-pump#post-2447237 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 08:10:27 +0000 Foodnerd81 2447237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm just trying to figure this out too. My 6 week old often takes a long nap in the middle of the day which sometimes coincides with the toddlers nap. So when the stars align I can shower and pump before ether wake up and cross my fingers that the baby doesn't wake up hungry. We are still just getting her used to bottles so I figured if she woke up right when I finished I'd just give her the bottle I pumped, as annoying as that is. </p> <p>I would definitely get the most milk early morning, like @MrsBrewer: said, but I'm just not willing to give up that precious sleep! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahms-when-do-you-pump#post-2447227 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 08:07:07 +0000 MrsBrewer 2447227@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: my supply was always the lowest at night also! I found my best time to pump was at the 3-4am feeding. I would feed her from one side, and she would normally be full after that. I would then pump for like 10 minutes to empty my other side, but I would still pump from the side she ate from too and I would get maaaaybe 1/2 an ounce. It sucked being up that little extra in the middle of the night but I ended up getting 3-4 oz every session! So I thought it was totally worth it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahms-when-do-you-pump#post-2447221 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 08:04:14 +0000 hilsy85 2447221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ash: lke immediately after? I feel like my supply is always lowest then. but maybe then pumping after would be good to bump it up a little... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahms-when-do-you-pump#post-2447217 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 08:03:04 +0000 Ash 2447217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I pump after the last feed right before I go to bed. And I have a pretty decent stash! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahms-when-do-you-pump#post-2447215 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 08:01:13 +0000 hilsy85 2447215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you're a SAHM and you pump just to have a bit of milk if you need to go out/LO takes an occasional bottle, or if LO takes up to 1 bottle a day, when do you fit in that pumping session? Do you pump a little bit after each nursing session? Or do you add an extra pump session? Pump after MOTN feeding? </p>