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EP'ing 3 month old

dsharrisondsharrison member
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My LO is 3 months old and I have been EP'ing the whole time (long story why, not by choice).  My question is, since I've been battling a low supply, I've been pumping every three hours (used to pump every two).  Lately, I seem to have hit a wall at night.   I wake up for the baby, but I CANNOT wake up for my alarm to pump.  I sleep thru it, or shut it off and fall back asleep and don't even remember.  Will I be okay if I just pump when he wakes?  This means pumping about about 8pm, 12am, 5am, and again at 8 am.  Then I would resume a 3-3.5 hr schedule during the day.  This will mostly feed him.  Occasionally I have to supplement with Neocate.  I'm very stressed about losing my supply if I only pump when he's up, but most women only nurse when their babies are up, right?  Or do they pump in the middle?
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Re: EP'ing 3 month old

  • AmandaP678AmandaP678 member

    That's exactly what I do, I pump after I nurse or bottle feed BM to LO. If you're worried about longer stretches effecting your supply try and work in another pump or two  during the day so you will continue to have the same amount of pumps per day but also allowing your body the rest it needs.

    Does that make sense?

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  • jlsimon56jlsimon56 member
    Why did you go from 2 hours to 3-3.5?  I would imagine that would also negatively affect your supply?  Or did I read that wrong?
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  • snoopy3319snoopy3319 member
    I pump every 4 hours during the day and dont' pump at all from 10pm-6am. However, I have an established supply. If your supply doesn't maintain well, then you need to continue pumping every 3 hours, or you risk losing it. I think you mentioned that you already were having problems switching from 2-3 hours in between pumping.
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  • dsharrisondsharrison member
    When I was trying to establish a supply, I pumped every 2 hrs.  When he was a newborn- now he eats more, less frequently, so I aim for every 3, but it ends up being 3.5 sometimes.  
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