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Anyone feed AM & PM (3 feeds/day) only?

tlnfornowtlnfornow
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Just wondering if anyone out there has been able to maintain supply while feeding morning and then after work only...like 3 feedings per day?  Or if you tried this, did you lose your supply completely.  It's been harder to pump at work when LO is at daycare.  If I didn't pump during work hours (3 days a week), fed morning and nights, would it work?  What about on days when I am with him all day (4 days a week), could BF him all day or would my body not produce during typical work hours any longer?  TIA
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Re: Anyone feed AM & PM (3 feeds/day) only?

  • nerissa0204nerissa0204

    I did this with my son while I had to return to work at 6 weeks.  I pumped all day, my supply only lasted til he was about 6 months.  Then one day, it was completely gone.  I didn't even have a let down or anything, they just stopped producing one day.  So that was annoying and a shocker because I wasn't prepared for formula yet. 

     Because you have to while at work, only use the pumped bottles for when your baby is away.  Always breastfeed while you are with him.  Until you are ready to go bottle only.  This will help your supply because baby sucks out way better than the pump can.  

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