Question about pumping at night

akcher · Mar 19th, 2010, 00:37 AM

Do you need to pump when your baby starts to sleep through the night? One of my twins has slept for 5 hours straight last night and I am worried that if I don't pump, my milk supply will be lower. My boobs feel really full in the morning.

polaris · Mar 19th, 2010, 09:13 AM

Not unless you want to build up a bit of a freezer stash. I was worried about this too but your body will adjust pretty quickly and it hasn't affected my supply during the day.

kaygeebee · Mar 19th, 2010, 09:19 AM

*nods* - only if you want to keep a higher supply for some reason (ie build up stocks)

My general rule is that if baby DOES wake for a feed, you need to express, but if they don't, you don't. xx

anothersquish · Mar 19th, 2010, 09:27 AM

I only pump at night because I have to keep my supply up, if I stopped I wouldnt have enough for what I need to produce. Though I now only pump at 12/1am and then again about 5:30 am as "night" as I can get enough from those two sessions without leaking everywhere or my supply dropping off.

akcher · Mar 19th, 2010, 20:31 PM

I do need to keep my supply up. I feel I barely produce enough for my twins as it is. I supplement a couple oz a day as it is. So I will make sure to keep pumping at night.

vegasbaby · Mar 20th, 2010, 11:16 AM

Thanks for this post, I was wondering the same thing. Love it that my lo is sleeping more at night, but boy do my boobs hurt when we do get up. Happy to know they will self adjust without my supply diminishing. Best of luck with your twins, I am so impressed that you are bf'ing them both!

Mar 19th, 2010, 00:37 AM	#1
akcher Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,116	Question about pumping at night Do you need to pump when your baby starts to sleep through the night? One of my twins has slept for 5 hours straight last night and I am worried that if I don't pump, my milk supply will be lower. My boobs feel really full in the morning.

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Mar 19th, 2010, 09:13 AM	#2
polaris Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,748	Not unless you want to build up a bit of a freezer stash. I was worried about this too but your body will adjust pretty quickly and it hasn't affected my supply during the day.

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Mar 19th, 2010, 09:19 AM	#3
kaygeebee Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: WALES, UK Posts: 1,083	nods - only if you want to keep a higher supply for some reason (ie build up stocks) My general rule is that if baby DOES wake for a feed, you need to express, but if they don't, you don't. xx

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Mar 19th, 2010, 09:27 AM	#4
anothersquish Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5,415	I only pump at night because I have to keep my supply up, if I stopped I wouldnt have enough for what I need to produce. Though I now only pump at 12/1am and then again about 5:30 am as "night" as I can get enough from those two sessions without leaking everywhere or my supply dropping off.

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Mar 19th, 2010, 20:31 PM	#5
akcher Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,116	I do need to keep my supply up. I feel I barely produce enough for my twins as it is. I supplement a couple oz a day as it is. So I will make sure to keep pumping at night.

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Mar 20th, 2010, 11:16 AM	#6
vegasbaby Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: las vegas& orlando Posts: 543	Thanks for this post, I was wondering the same thing. Love it that my lo is sleeping more at night, but boy do my boobs hurt when we do get up. Happy to know they will self adjust without my supply diminishing. Best of luck with your twins, I am so impressed that you are bf'ing them both!

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