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I did in the beginning, both to keep up supply and to replace the pumped milk that Lo had in a bottle. If you don't need to worry about replacing milk, I think i'ts fine to skip a pump every once in a while.

until i became confident of my supply and nursing relationship, i was pretty anal about pumping whenever i missed a nursing session. but now i'm okay with pumping as soon as i get home or missing the session (usually the former happens). although LO has 3 bottles at daycare, and i usually just pump twice. i found that my overall yield was not that much greater when i pumped 3x at work, which was also pretty time-consuming.

I don't because I just don't get a chance sometimes. My supply has seemed to be fine and R is 9 weeks old. I go back to work next week so it is what it is at this point in terms of supply.

Yes, in the early months, I always pumped when DS got a bottle. When I was going out somewhere, I would pump right before I left, then just nurse when I got home. And I usually would only be gone a max of 2 hours. I am more relaxed about it now and will skip pumping, but DS is 10.5 months.

I like that you are asking so many of the same questions I have!

My question is, isn't one of the reasons for pumping that we get a break? (At this point, on leave, not pumping at work)? I'd love Dh to be able to give her a bottle so I can sleep, but I can't figure out the logistics. I also think an occasional missed session won't make a big difference (like one morning I was SO tired and had fed her but she was still hungry, so he gave her an ounce). But I don't know and am pretty paranoid myself!

@Foodnerd81: that's exactly why I never actually did that...it was never really a break, since I would have had to wake up and pump (both bc I was engorged and to protect supply, although sleeping through it once I think is fine).

@Foodnerd81: this is what I thought too. And I just get up and feed him because its easier than pumping!

I guess I'm in the minority because even in the beginning I skipped sessions. I started pumping around four weeksso that I could get more sleep. after the first few days I just started sleeping through that feed while DH gave him a bottle. I would pump extra through the day to make up for that bottle by pumping after I'd nurse while he napped and after he went to sleep. My supply was never an issue and I was able to more than replace his middle of the night feed. I figured some babies sleep through the night early and that's what I was instructing my body to do. He ended up dropping that feed 2 weeks later.