https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:37:57 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-started-sttn-did-you-wake-to-pump#post-1827037 Wed, 20 Aug 2014 23:18:25 +0000 kentuckygirl 1827037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wanted to update and thank you all for your feedback! I am finding I really don't want to wake up to pump so I am currently adding a pump session right before I go to bed. I am also pumping after nursing whenever he does wake. So far that seems to be working. Thank you very much for your input! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-started-sttn-did-you-wake-to-pump#post-1823342 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 10:56:04 +0000 AmandaB8 1823342@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As an EPer, I'd suggest keeping the MOTN pump until 12 weeks, at the bare minumum. </p> <p>Your output is greatest between 1 am and 5 am, so that's a key pump! If you have supply issues, I wouldn't drop it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-started-sttn-did-you-wake-to-pump#post-1823336 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 10:54:54 +0000 kentuckygirl 1823336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: yes! I am happy, just trying not to impact my supply. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-started-sttn-did-you-wake-to-pump#post-1823332 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 10:53:45 +0000 mrs. wagon 1823332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For like, two days.</p> <p>Then I just stayed up a little later, pumped in bed right before falling asleep, then pumped as soon as I woke up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-started-sttn-did-you-wake-to-pump#post-1823328 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 10:51:27 +0000 mdf106 1823328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did not, but I never pumped in the middle of the night. LO started STTN at 7 weeks, about a week after I went back to work. I never had a supply problem. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-started-sttn-did-you-wake-to-pump#post-1823296 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 10:40:24 +0000 cheert16 1823296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes- for like 6 months I woke up in the middle of the night to pump because I wanted to keep my supply up and make sure I had enough milk for daycare. Once I stopped night pumping my supply went down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-started-sttn-did-you-wake-to-pump#post-1823291 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 10:38:31 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 1823291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>11 weeks is close to ok, but I depends on how many pumps you're getting a in a day? I would want at least 7 nurse or pumping sessions unless you have a really really strong supply. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-started-sttn-did-you-wake-to-pump#post-1822931 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 08:52:44 +0000 Boheme 1822931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>HECK. NO. </p> <p>He didn't STTN til around 8.5 or 9 months old. I hadn't slept well in a year at that point, so I was ready for some sleep! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-started-sttn-did-you-wake-to-pump#post-1822928 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 08:50:41 +0000 spaniellove 1822928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No advice about pumping, but go M! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-started-sttn-did-you-wake-to-pump#post-1822897 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 08:39:43 +0000 immabeetoo 1822897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Heck no! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-started-sttn-did-you-wake-to-pump#post-1822886 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 08:34:50 +0000 autumnlove 1822886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes , for a few months! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-started-sttn-did-you-wake-to-pump#post-1822841 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 08:22:58 +0000 NeekieRose 1822841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never pumped in the middle of the night, but I would usually pump right before bed and then while getting ready in the morning. My supply was fine for the most part.,pumping 4-6 oz more per day than she ate. (Until I got pregnant. And now my supply has tanked hardcore.)</p> <p>I can't imagine waking to pump, especially after returning to work! I would see how your supply does, if it take a serious hit, you can always add a pump. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-started-sttn-did-you-wake-to-pump#post-1822806 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 08:13:25 +0000 kes18 1822806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I did. But it was because my boobs woke me up and I wouldn't have been able to fall back asleep because I was too uncomfortable. I definitely didn't pump them empty because I wasn't sure when baby would wake up. If they don't wake me up then I sleep through...<br /> This usually happened when baby slept longer than normal. She slept 6+ hours at 6 weeks and once and awhile would sleep 7-8 hours so that is when I would normally have to pump. She wasn't consistent with 7-8 hours and now we're 4 months and waking up 3 times a night so I don't pump anymore at all :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-started-sttn-did-you-wake-to-pump#post-1822723 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 07:36:47 +0000 Thenetexan 1822723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did with my first and built a huge freezer stash. I ended up not going back to work. When my second started sleeping long stretches, I slept too. I am pumping right before I go to sleep though. With LO1, I used to pump around 8oz at 3 am and now I get 4oz at 1030. But since I am not working, having less of a freezer supply is fine. I did have an oversupply with both kids, so I think that makes it less likely for an 8 hour stretch to kill my supply. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-started-sttn-did-you-wake-to-pump#post-1822700 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 07:25:03 +0000 Smurfette 1822700@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>heck no!</p> <p>I needed sleep. If anything you can add a pumping session before you go to bed. But sleep and enjoy it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-started-sttn-did-you-wake-to-pump#post-1822692 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 07:18:20 +0000 swedishfish 1822692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I needed the sleep more even before I went back to work! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-started-sttn-did-you-wake-to-pump#post-1822691 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 07:18:15 +0000 Foodnerd81 1822691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I definitely did not, but she didn't start STTN until 9 months! I would see how it goes without and then decide. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-started-sttn-did-you-wake-to-pump#post-1822679 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 07:12:38 +0000 mrsjyw 1822679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did a couple of times due to engorgement, but it was more or less consistent with DS after the first night, so I slept after the first few days. I would feed off one side and pump the other in our first morning session. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-started-sttn-did-you-wake-to-pump#post-1822669 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 06:56:13 +0000 LovelyPlum 1822669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kentuckygirl: one more thought- I don't always use the electric pump in the middle of the night. I would often do a few ounces with the hand pump. Less hassle, and even though I didn't get as much, I think it still helped with supply. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-started-sttn-did-you-wake-to-pump#post-1822659 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 06:46:32 +0000 kentuckygirl 1822659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Charm54: That's great to hear! Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-started-sttn-did-you-wake-to-pump#post-1822657 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 06:45:22 +0000 kentuckygirl 1822657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: Thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-started-sttn-did-you-wake-to-pump#post-1822652 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 06:42:19 +0000 Ajsmommy 1822652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did not wake up to pump during the night b/c I love sleep... however I can say without a doubt that my supply took a hit. I WOH and came back when LO was 10 wks old. I was pumping about 14 oz's a day (4 sessions). When LO started sleeping through the night at about 6 mos my supply fell, now I pump about 7 oz;s in 4 sessions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-started-sttn-did-you-wake-to-pump#post-1822649 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 06:38:27 +0000 Adira 1822649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kentuckygirl: When Xander first started sleeping longer stretches, he would get his last feed around 9:00 p.m. and then sleep until 5:00 a.m.. Eventually I started just feeding him at 9:00 while he was sleeping (in reality, I was never successful at a true dreamfeed, where you feed them while they are sleeping, and I would wake him up at 9:00 to eat and then he'd go back to sleep immediately). I continued feeding him at 9:00 until around 8/9 months, when I just stopped doing it and he just slept through. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-started-sttn-did-you-wake-to-pump#post-1822648 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 06:37:24 +0000 Charm54 1822648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was an EPer, and once dd started STTN (8-10 hours at 5 weeks) there was no way in hell I was getting up to pump if she wasn't waking up. My supply didn't seem to suffer </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-started-sttn-did-you-wake-to-pump#post-1822643 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 06:33:15 +0000 kentuckygirl 1822643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: Maybe I just need to wait and see what my output is next week. And how our new schedule affects his sleep. Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-started-sttn-did-you-wake-to-pump#post-1822641 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 06:31:26 +0000 kentuckygirl 1822641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@illumina: He's 11 weeks old.</p> <p>@SleepyMonkey: I also love my sleep!</p> <p>@LovelyPlum: thanks!</p> <p>@Adira: Can you explain dream feeds, please? I have seen that term used but don't fully know the meaning. What time did you dream feed? </p> <p>My supply may be dipping a bit already, so I am worried. I had a light period a month ago and some EWCM recently, so I think AF is making her return. I just hate to wake up if I don't have to or if it isn't going to help in the long term. Thanks ladies! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-started-sttn-did-you-wake-to-pump#post-1822639 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 06:21:47 +0000 matador84 1822639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I woke up to pump with DS only because my supply was so low I needed enough for daycare the next day. With DD I never woke up in the middle of the night because I was jus too tired and needed the sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-started-sttn-did-you-wake-to-pump#post-1822635 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 06:17:08 +0000 Adira 1822635@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When Xander started sleeping 7-8 hours at night (around 10 weeks), I did NOT wake to pump. My supply didn't seem affected until we dropped the dreamfeed around 8/9 months. Then AF returned and my supply plummeted, even though I pumped at the dreamfeed time instead of nursing. But I was able to go 8 hours overnight without pumping/nursing without it affecting my supply.</p> <p>Good luck to you! &lt;3 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-started-sttn-did-you-wake-to-pump#post-1822633 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 06:16:43 +0000 LovelyPlum 1822633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did. Even last night, when LO ate on one side, I stayed up to pump the other side. I did that more frequently before 12 weeks, but when I wake up and am full, I will still pump a little bit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-your-lo-started-sttn-did-you-wake-to-pump#post-1822630 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 06:15:43 +0000 SleepyMonkey 1822630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Absolutely not!! I love my sleep too much. In all seriousness, how is your supply? If you don't have problems, I would just sleep. </p>