https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 17 May 2026 05:48:46 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-pumping-schedule#post-2215774 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 21:02:12 +0000 MenagerieMama 2215774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Went back at 9 wks half time, 13 wks full hours. I work shifts and have different schedules. Up until 4 mo I pumped every morning after first wake up nursing session no matter what. Built up my freezer stash that way but also donated a ton because I had too much! LO is now almost 9 mo. My work pumping schedule has not changed. </p> <p>Work 8-3pm: nurse at wake up, pump around 7am before leaving, pump at noon, nurse when I get home. </p> <p>Work 3-11pm: nurse before work, pump at 6:30pm, nurse after work first MOTN wake up. </p> <p>Work 8am-11pm: nurse first am wake up, pump 7am, go to work pump noon and 6pm, nurse after work first MOTN wake up. </p> <p>I still pump more than she drinks most days and freeze about 10 oz per week. I don't pump on none work days (I work average 4 shifts per week). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-pumping-schedule#post-2215762 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 20:54:41 +0000 MrsF 2215762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: it sounds so crazy, but it's really the only way I can make it work with a long commute, long hours and really busy work environment. </p> <p>I get all set up at home (hands free bra, flanges, etc all hooked up, nursing cover over it all) and I have a freestyle pump (battery operated). I just pump during my commute (12 hour shift so it's pretty dark both ways - that helps me feel more comfortable but I've done it midday too). I empty into bags in the parking lot before walking into the hospital. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-pumping-schedule#post-2215744 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 20:38:11 +0000 SleepyMonkey 2215744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Went back to work at 16 weeks. </p> <p>Nurse 7am<br /> Pump 11am<br /> Pump 3pm<br /> Nurse 7pm<br /> Nurse 1x motn</p> <p>I pump between 12-15oz each day and am away from 730 to 530. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-pumping-schedule#post-2215721 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 20:25:19 +0000 regberadaisy 2215721@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We nurse at 630 then I pump at 9, 12 and 3. I get home around 430-445 and we nurse then as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-pumping-schedule#post-2215711 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 20:14:51 +0000 lilteacherbee 2215711@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went back to work at 8 weeks. I worked 8:45-3:45. As a teacher, I didn't have much downtime to pump at work and since I lived pretty close to work, I pumped right before I left and when I got home. Our schedule went something like this-</p> <p>Nurse around 6am<br /> Pump at home at 8am<br /> Pump at work at 12pm<br /> Pump at home at 4pm<br /> Nurse around 6pm<br /> Nurse again before bedtime (8:30-9ish)</p> <p>I would also sometimes pump before I went to bed around 11 in order to add to my freezer stash. I had a good sleeper who rarely woke up to eat before 2 or 3 am, so I didn't worry about him waking up right after I'd pumped. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-pumping-schedule#post-2215706 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 20:08:57 +0000 mfa_lady 2215706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: I have pumped in the car when I'm desperate--I have a car adapter, and I find a not-busy corner of the parking lot, get all set up, drape an A&amp;A blanket or a scarf over the bottles, and just drive! Whatever you do, don't make eye contact with anyone at a stop light. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-pumping-schedule#post-2215474 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 16:00:21 +0000 CakeLady 2215474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went back to work at 12 weeks.<br /> I was away 10 hours - 8:00am - 6:00pm<br /> I pumped 3 times at work: 9, 12, 3<br /> I nursed 6am, 6pm, bedtime (8ish at that age) and overnight.</p> <p>I dropped one pump at 8 months and another at 11 months, and continued nursing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-pumping-schedule#post-2215409 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 15:11:13 +0000 catomd00 2215409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Went back to work at 4 months. I was away from her for 9-10 hours. I nursed before I left and when I got home. She took 3 4oz bottles while I was gone. I pumped 3x/day at work. Still nursing at 16 months, but quit pumping at 12. I only worked 3-4 days and we nursed on demand when we were together. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-pumping-schedule#post-2215364 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 13:54:13 +0000 Raindrop 2215364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsF: Sorry to ask... but how do you pump in the car? I am really interested! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-pumping-schedule#post-2215328 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 13:21:36 +0000 DillonLion 2215328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Went back to work at 12 weeks</p> <p>Nursed at 6am<br /> Pumped at 9am<br /> Pumped at 12pm<br /> Pumped at 3 pm<br /> Nursed 6pm<br /> Nursed before her bed<br /> Pumped again before my bed</p> <p>The older she got (I'd say starting around 9 months), the more I spaced that out and dropped sessions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-pumping-schedule#post-2215313 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 13:07:09 +0000 MrsF 2215313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went back to work part time at 12 weeks. I only work 2 days / week but my days are very long so I end up EPing on the days that I work. </p> <p>First pump in the car as I drive to work at 5:30am<br /> Second pump at work at 10am<br /> Third pump at work at 3pm<br /> Fourth pump in the car on my way home at 8pm</p> <p>J is almost 7 months old and takes either 6 or 7 bottles (4.5oz each) while I'm gone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-pumping-schedule#post-2215308 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 13:04:02 +0000 LuLu Mom 2215308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Returned to work at 12 weeks: </p> <p>6:30 - feed before we leave (sometimes this is a top off if she wakes up at 5)<br /> 9:30 am - pump<br /> 12:30 pm - pump<br /> 3:30 pm - pump<br /> 5:30 - feed<br /> 7:30 - feed (we try with the bottle and then do breast (she eats a lot at night because she's not a fan of the bottle during the day)<br /> 9:30 - bedtime feed </p> <p>sometimes there is an occasional MOTN feed anywhere between 1 am - 3 am. (she is 3 months as of Saturday) </p> <p>I usually pump 4-6 oz each session at work which is usually enough for the next day at daycare. Once she starts eating more (comfortable with the bottle) I'll have to add a night time pump session to make up for it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-pumping-schedule#post-2215306 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 13:01:14 +0000 catlady 2215306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went back to work around 14 weeks. Our schedule was basically:<br /> - Nurse at wakeup and often once more before leaving<br /> - Daycare drop-off at 8:30, work by 9<br /> - Pump - 10am, 1pm, 4pm<br /> - Daycare pick-up at 5:30, home by 6 and nurse<br /> - Bedtime between 7:30 and 8, nurse<br /> - Nurse as needed overnight</p> <p>We did this until 12 months but we slowly dropped nursing sessions so by 12 months, it was once in the morning and once at before bed. I kept the same pump schedule the whole time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-pumping-schedule#post-2215293 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 12:46:12 +0000 Chillybear 2215293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>went back to work when LO was 14 weeks....<br /> 5am - feed<br /> 6:45am - feed (top off - only did this about a month)<br /> 8am - drop at daycare<br /> 9:40 - pump<br /> 12:30 - pump<br /> 4:00 - pump<br /> 5pm - pick up from daycare<br /> 6pm - get home, feed<br /> 8:30pm - feed<br /> 1am - feed</p> <p>I had low supply issues after going back to work - I would only pump maybe 11-12oz a day total by 5 months we had used all the freezer stash and started supplementing 1 bottle a day with formula. I continued to breast feed until 15 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-pumping-schedule#post-2215286 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 12:38:36 +0000 Anagram 2215286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yellowbird: By the time I went back to work, LO was 5 months old and I just had 2 weeks until winter break. Over winter break, I cut down to 5 pumps a day, total--5:45 am, 9 am, 1 pm, 4 pm, and around 8 pm before bed.</p> <p>When LO was 6.5 months old, I cut down to 4 pumps a day and at work I only pumped once, and then pumped while driving home each day (from 3-4 pm) instead of waiting till I got home. So at work, I usually pumped around 10:30 am and then again at 3 while driving home.</p> <p>I had a great supply until I got a sinus infection followed by a stomach virus that cut my supply almost in half--I went from pumping about 45 oz a day to pumping about 22 oz a day....with Mother's Milk Tea and some MM+, I got back up to 28ish oz a day. But I always had one huge pump in the morning--I could get 16-19 oz in the morning in one pumping session while I did my hair and makeup. Every other pump of the day would be 5-7 oz total. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-pumping-schedule#post-2215262 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 12:22:25 +0000 Adira 2215262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Returned to work at 12 weeks. Our schedule looks like this:</p> <p>5:00 a.m. - nurse<br /> 5:30 - pump at home before work<br /> 9:00 - pump (Logan usually gets a bottle around now)<br /> 12:00 p.m. - pump (Logan gets a bottle)<br /> 3:00 - pump (another bottle for Logan)<br /> 5:30/6:00 - nurse<br /> 9:00 - nurse </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-pumping-schedule#post-2215246 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 12:15:36 +0000 kiddosc 2215246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I returned to work when E was 8 weeks old. I was away from him 6-6. </p> <p>On a typical day, he would eat around 5 and go back to sleep. I would pump while I was getting ready for work, at 9, 12, and 3. I would pick him up from daycare and we would nurse when we got home and before bed. I would pump again about an hour after he went to bed. I struggled with keeping my supply up and and needed the extra pump session to have enough oz. I exclusively nursed on days we were together, but would still keep the pump session after he went to sleep to make up for any shortages during the week. </p> <p>We kept this up until he turned one, then he got WCM during the day. We continued to nurse at bedtime until 15 months or so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-pumping-schedule#post-2215235 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 12:08:54 +0000 Miss Ariel 2215235@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I leave at 7:15 and get home around 5:20. I pump twice at work around 9:30 and 3:30 and then once before bed around 10pm. I nurse once before bed around 7:30 and in the morning around 5:30. Although on the weekends she just nurses and I try to pump once each day around 9:30. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-pumping-schedule#post-2215215 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 11:53:38 +0000 bushelandapeck 2215215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only work OOH two days per week but on those days I leave the house at 6:30am, pump at 9, 12, 3, feed when I get home at 6pm. I had a huge stash from when I was on maternity leave and I'm so glad I did because lately I haven't been pumping enough at work to meet LO's needs. I'm usually 3-4oz short but I think I have enough frozen to make it until 12 mos without having to add more pumps during the week/weekend. We nurse on demand when I'm home and DD still wakes 2-3x/night, which is awful. :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-pumping-schedule#post-2215199 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 11:42:47 +0000 Raindrop 2215199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I’m an exclusive pumper (EPer).</p> <p>I went back to work at 19 weeks (I live in California and took almost the max time of I could). At this time I am only pumping 4x a day.</p> <p>I leave the house around 7:30am and come home about 7:00pm. Currently my mom is living with us and taking care of the kids at our home. Eventually when LO is a little older we will just drop the kids off at her house when we go to work which will add about an hour to our commute but it’s worth it.</p> <p>I pump at 6am (at home – 9 oz), 12:30pm (at work – 7 oz), 6:00pm (at work but I drive home right after this pump – 7 oz) and at 11pm (at home – 7 oz), each session is about 20 minutes.</p> <p>Hopefully in a few months I can drop a pump and go home earlier! :)</p> <p>Good luck! Don’t worry too much it will work out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-pumping-schedule#post-2215190 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 11:38:06 +0000 yellowbird 2215190@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: did you pump anymore throughout the evening/night?</p> <p>I'm trying a new pumping schedule today but who knows if it will work long term. I'm way too busy to pump at work this time.</p> <p>With dd I would feed at 6:30, pump at 9:30, 12:30, 3:30 and nurse all evening. I stopped pumping at 10 months and went through my freezer stash.</p> <p>This time I'm pumping at 6:00 feed at 7:15, pump at 12:30, feed/pump at 4:30 nurse all evening til bedtime and pump again at 9:30pm </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-pumping-schedule#post-2215179 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 11:32:47 +0000 Anagram 2215179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was different for me, because I EPd, but I woke up in the morning and pumped before work at 5:45 am (so you would nurse then), then pumped twice at work at about 9 and 1, then pumped when I got home at 4 (you could nurse again at that point). </p> <p>I leave the house at 6:40 and get home around 4:15 every day, so my schedule was shifted earlier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-pumping-schedule#post-2215174 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 11:29:56 +0000 avivoca 2215174@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went back to work at 12 weeks. I was away from 8:30-5:00. I pumped twice at work, usually 10:00 and 2:00. We nurses on demand at home. I pumped until she was 12 months and two days old, then quit. We nursed morning and night for another two months before she dropped her bedtime session. H is currently nursing once a day at nearly 21 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-pumping-schedule#post-2215170 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 11:25:16 +0000 josina 2215170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went back to work at 7 weeks. Leave house at 7:20; pick up from daycare at 5:15.</p> <p>When I first started back I pumped 4x for 15-20 minutes. Around 2-1/2 months I went to 3x at work for 20-25 minutes.<br /> We are at 7 months now and thinking about going to 2x per day at work. I do pump at 6:50 every morning as well and bring that bottle to daycare.<br /> I'd like to quit pumping and nurse morning/night if possible. Right now I nurse at 6 pm, 8:30, and then twice at night, usually 2:30 and 5:30.<br /> I've had no issues with nursing morning/night and him taking bottles during the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-pumping-schedule#post-2215146 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 11:14:22 +0000 lemong 2215146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I returned to work at 3 months with LO2. Leave house at 7:15, pick up at daycare at 5 PM.</p> <p>Feed at 6:50/7 AM. Pump at 9, 12, and 3 for 30 minutes to get a total of about 16 oz. Nurse him at least once before dinner (though depends on whether he was given a 4th bottle at daycare). Then nurse him before bed and a dream feed around 10:30. I think he's dropping a bottle soon (he's 7 months) because of solids, so I might go to a 10 AM and 2 PM pumping schedule sometime in the next month or so. </p> <p>Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-pumping-schedule#post-2215139 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 11:10:03 +0000 LBee 2215139@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Returned to work at 8 weeks.<br /> Away from him from 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM. </p> <p>Pump at 6:30 AM (after his 6 AM feed), 9 AM, 12 PM, 3 PM. Nursed him at 6 AM and 6 PM. </p> <p>At 6 months I changed to 10 AM and 2PM (keeping the 6:30 AM pump). </p> <p>I WFH 2 days a week and would nurse him during that time. </p> <p>This schedule has worked for us! I don't actually think that 6:30 AM pump was necessary (I ended up with 1800 ounces in the freezer at 9 months), but I'm really glad I did it as I never had to worry about not having enough. Added bonus was that I could pump wean during work at 9 months (as I had enough in the freezer to get us to a year). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-pumping-schedule#post-2215129 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 11:02:31 +0000 lovehoneybee 2215129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know this has come up before, and I fully intend to comb through old threads, but I wanted a fresh one as well. </p> <p>I anticipate going back to work when LO2 is around 12 wks, and I am really anxious about pumping. I never really did with E, as I was home with him until after he weaned. </p> <p>When did you go back to work? How old is your LO and how long are you away from them? How often during the day are you able to pump? Are you still nursing when you are with them? I'm hoping if I can work out the logistics now I'll be less anxious aout it then... </p>