https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 01:13:03 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleepbottle-feedingpumping-question#post-274375 Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:28:40 +0000 Mrs. Stroller 274375@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Some people say that it matters, but it really doesn't. We used to top Maddox off with 2-4 oz. after nursing at night and it was milk from whenever. I mix my milk together throughout the day so that there's not one "batch" that's fattier than another. </p> <p>LO should get more efficient soon, but I found during the distracted period (it really only lasted a month) that nursing in the exact same, boring spot every single time helped him keep on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleepbottle-feedingpumping-question#post-274367 Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:24:49 +0000 runsyellowlites 274367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD has been very distracted during the day too so we've been doing a bit of reverse cycling.</p> <p>Like the pp said it really doesn't matter too much when you pump as long as baby is getting the needed 30ish oz a day, BUT milk you produce in the evening is higher in fat content than in the morning do maybe you can nurse &amp; then top off with a bottle? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleepbottle-feedingpumping-question#post-274330 Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:52:00 +0000 T.H.O.U. 274330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow 7 ounces plus nursing is a lot of milk! </p> <p>I always pumped more in the mornings. If you can wake up an hour before she does and pump them that would probably work good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleepbottle-feedingpumping-question#post-274215 Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:40:27 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 274215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LouLouBelle: My baby is a super distracted baby so I had to go to only pumping. I pump 5 times a day and this is how much I get in those sessions :<br /> 1st session (both sides): 5-8 oz<br /> 2nd-4th session (one side each time): 1-3 oz<br /> 6th session (both sides): 4-6 oz</p> <p>The milk from any of those sessions can be mixed together.<br /> Her last bottle of the night is formula if I didn't pump enough </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleepbottle-feedingpumping-question#post-274103 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:57:23 +0000 KT326 274103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Babies are much more efficient than a pump. Ds gets supplemented with formula at daycare because I can't pump enough but at home on the weekends we EBF and he gets what he needs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleepbottle-feedingpumping-question#post-274075 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:35:03 +0000 LouLouBelle 274075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone that's what I thought! I don't knOw why I can't pump very much in one session but I've only been trying ocassionally and at night when it is hardest to get milk! I will have to try in the am. Thanks again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleepbottle-feedingpumping-question#post-273964 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:02:30 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 273964@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>if she is taking a 7 oz bottle a day, it doesn't matter when you pump, you just need to pump that 7 oz at some point (or multiple sessions) throughout the day to keep up your supply! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleepbottle-feedingpumping-question#post-273958 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:58:07 +0000 Weagle 273958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I say pump when you can. Calories are calories no matter the time of day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleepbottle-feedingpumping-question#post-273922 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:12:56 +0000 Bluebonnet 273922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It doesn't matter when you pump. You can pump whenever you can throughout the day to get the 7oz she needs. Obviously, pumping at night (instead of nursing her) will get you a good amount of milk, but if its not the 7oz you need, add in a morning or afternoon pumping session.</p> <p>Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleepbottle-feedingpumping-question#post-273894 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:38:57 +0000 LouLouBelle 273894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am ebf but LO is a really super distracted almost five month old nurser these days. I think the reason she is waking up at night suddenly is because she is not eaing as much during the day and is therefore hungry! She seems to sleep well if we can get like a 7 oz bottle into her before bed on top of nursing. It is not a milk supply thing, she is gaining like a champ. </p> <p>My question is...I can't pump 7 oz in one sitting at night! Does it matter when I pump the milk? Ideally should I be pumping the same amount that she takes, at the same time? Or could I pump first thing in the am after her first feed and use that later that night? Or multiple times a day? I just don't want to be giving her that much milk at night and not telling my body to make that much! </p> <p>Thoughts? </p>