...do you wake up to pump?
Should I pump when LO goes 5-7 hour stretches? Will it hurt my supply if I sleep, too?
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As long as you're fitting in 8-10 nursing or pumping sessions a day (the LLL recommendation) and your LO is having good weight gain and plenty of wet and dirty nappies, then you should be fine. Enjoy the extra sleep!
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No.. Your baby and your body are a team they know what they're doing
Enjoy the sleep!
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G has been sleeping 6-8 hours pretty regularly for a couple weeks now, and so far my supply has been fine! At first I got engorged at night but now it seems my supply has adapted to it.
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Enjoy the sleep!
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LO is 10 weeks now and he regularly goes 7-8 hours before waking to eat. I never get up to pump before he wakes to eat and it did take my breasts about two weeks to catch up to our new schedule and now I am not nearly as engorged in the morning.
I will, however, pump if I wake up before him (after his middle of the night feed, but before he wakes for the day) to build up my stash.
I would just enjoy the sleep!
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Sleep!
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No. Way. Sleeeep!
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I pump 2-3 times but I'm trying to stop.
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If you get up and pump you'll be giving your body feedback you need more milk at that time of day. Unless you are having serious supply/weight gain issues, don't do it!
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LO slept through the night pretty regularly from 2 mos. I've never gotten up to pump and at 6 mos milk supply is still fine! I try to nurse on both sides before bed just so I'm not painfully full on one side in the AM but other than that, no issues.
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I pumped at 3 am for months. Only to build a freezer stash though. I would get tons of milk at that time!
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@rahlyrah: I only pump 6 times a day and regularly go log stretches at night without pumping and I'm producing 36-40 oz a day (6-9 oz a aession) So I'd say it depends on your supply. Of you have a good supply, go for it.
If you notice a big decreas, You can just add a pump session back in (similar to a growth spurt when your LO starts eating more, I think your body will accommodate eventually and produce more again).
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I never woke to pump! Supply was/is sill fine! (8.5
Myhs pp) -
I think it totally depends on your supply. Personally, I would err on the cautious side unless I was making a decent amount more than Lo needs.
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@sea_bass: Could not have said it better myself. Unless you find your supply lacking, you should be able to just pump when they eat.
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Yay! I've had no problems with sleeping. Does this mean B is STTN?
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I did! I woke up at 2am to pump every night to build our freezer stash (which ended up being small because after a month of waking up, I got lazy and chose sleep).
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