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Pumping at work when baby nurses every 2 hours..
rnin02
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I'm trying to figure this out, please help! Typically my baby nurses evry 2-3 hours, or sometimes less than 2 hours during the night. Last night was the first exception to that actually! I go back to work tomorrow night and I'm planning to pump, but there's no way I can pump every 2 hours...should I try for every 3 hours? Or go more by feel? I'm not sure I can manage every 3 hours even, it will just depend how busy we are. I don't want to mess up my supply!
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Re: Pumping at work when baby nurses every 2 hours..
Just pump as often as you can at work, and try for each 3 hours. It's really hard to fit it in at work. I have been pumping at work for 2 months now and am so proud that DS is still exclusively breastfed.
The best advice I got about it is to stay flexible. If you have a meeting or miss a pumping session at work, don't stress, just try to pump when you can. If you have to cut into your freezer stash to keep up during the week that's ok, and hopefully you can replenish by pumping between or after feedings on the weekend.
It is really hard to pump at work, but so worth it. You can do it!
you'll really want to pump at LEAST every 3 hours. I would say try 2 for at least the first few days -- so A) you don't feel like dying and
so you don't have a drop in production.
You'll have to make it a priority and make sure thosee around you understand how important it is to you.
GL! I did it for OVER a year!!!
do it as much as you can right now just to keep your supply up. as your boobs get used to it, you can pump more less often.