STTN & BFing?

kcswifey

Our DS is starting to sleep for 6 hour stretches through the night-which is great!  However, I am waking up b/c of engorged breasts before he is ready to eat!  Do you ladies have any suggestions on how to manipulate his sleep/eat schedule so that I can continue BFing without loosing my supply?

ijack

Maybe try pumping before you go to bed? That seemed to work for me
GL!

RCH151

I would also recommend pumping before you go to bed.

RRHsMom

Pumping before bed sounds like a good idea.  I did not think of that when I went through this but that would have been great to have for my stash!  I remember when Ryan began to sleep through the night and I would wake up engorged but this only lasted for a week or two.  After that, my supply just regulated.  It is not that it dropped bc I still have plenty for him during the day, but they just don't make as much through the night.  I still am very full when he wakes up for the day but not so much that I wake up before him.  Our bodies are amazing how they just adjust to our DC's schedule!

Aidge

Ditto pp. ?I adjusted just fine and still have enough during the day.

millbug

I didn't do anything.  Your body will adjust to his feeding schedule.  If you keep pumping at night, your body will keep getting engorged.  I know it's hard to trust yourself after having to start BFing with a pump, but just let nature take it's course.  I did and I still have plenty at 11 months- DS nurses 3-4 times a day.