? for the EPers

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• Andi98989 member

  November 2009

  Definitely!  I've been skipping a session at night for a few weeks now.  I generally pump every 4 hours during the day, but skip a session at night.  For example, yesterday I pumped at at 1a, 4a, 9a, 2p, 6p, and 9p.  DS gets his last bottle around 10 and goes to bed; I went to bed about that same time.  He got up at 3:15a for a bottle, so after he had that I just came out to pump.  That gives me a nice stretch of sleep.  I'll be back up around 6a to feed him and will pump again and start my roughly every 4 hour schedule.

  The body is amazing at producing milk during the night; I find that I definitely get the most milk at this 3a session and the one after that.   

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• Reagan's Mommy

  November 2009

  How old is your baby?  I've been pumping only 5x a day (5a, 9a, 1p, 5p, 9p)  since C was around 6 weeks old. She clusterfeeds in the evening, but doesn't eat overnight.  My first pump of the morning I'm able to get 2 feedings worth of milk (9-10 oz) and between 4-6 at all the other pumpings.  She generally takes 4.5 oz bottles.

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• hriesen4

  November 2009

  Reagan's Mommy:

  How old is your baby?  I've been pumping only 5x a day (5a, 9a, 1p, 5p, 9p)  since C was around 6 weeks old. She clusterfeeds in the evening, but doesn't eat overnight.  My first pump of the morning I'm able to get 2 feedings worth of milk (9-10 oz) and between 4-6 at all the other pumpings.  She generally takes 4.5 oz bottles.

  Oops...I keep forgetting our tickers are gone. She's just 3 weeks.  That 9-10oz pump scares me. I'm smaller breasted.  I think my boobs could seriously explode if I had that much milk stored up in there.

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• livinreality member

  November 2009

  From what I have read "They" say to do it every 3 hours for the first six weeks or so... however my dr said that if LO is sleeping not to get up unless I was having problems with my milk supply.

  I normally get up and do an early morning pump (4-5 am) but then go back to bed. ?

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• chelsearenee

  November 2009

  I've pretty much skipped the night pumps since I stopped BFing at 2 weeks PP.  I pump around 10pm and then again at 6am.  I am definitely engorged by then, but its fine.  Also, I have to sleep in a tank with shelf bra or I end up leaking all over everything.  For some reason the tank keeps me from leaking at all.
  

  

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• ArcticFox member

  November 2009

  I pump about every 3-4 hours during the day, but I try to go 6 at night.  After about 6 weeks, it wasn't too bad - like I wasn't engorged or in pain if I went a longer stretch.
  

  
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• Soap1 member

  November 2009

  I would only drop one pump at a time and wait several weeks to let your body adjust.  At 3 weeks old, it's very important to pump often to keep your supply up.

  If you are having trouble meeting LO's needs, you can try Reglan (rx from your doctor) or Domperidone (rx or online at www.inhousepharmacy.com).  Domperidone helped me a LOT.  I'm down to 6 pumps a day with only one at night - my LO is 9 weeks. 

  It's also very important to make sure you pump at LEAST 120 minutes per day.  If you drop a night pump, make your other pumps longer (20 minutes each would be ideal!)

  
  
  
  
  

  
  

  

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