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MOTN feeding question

alylove11alylove11 member
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My LO is sleeping great, only waking 1-2x a night. If I feed her both sides at 8 pm and then feed only left side at 3am, am I going to ruin my supply on the right from not pumping? I feel kind of dumb for even asking this question since my LO is older now. I know engorgement may happen, just concerned with that 8 hour rule of STTN/hormone drop/whatever it is.

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Re: MOTN feeding question

  • alylove11alylove11 member
    Thanks, @AFwifelife‌! I figured it would be ok, but my friend is struggling to keep her supply up and we basically have the same routine. My LO will be 6 months next week.

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  • atcwagatcwag member
    We are night owls in this house, but our nighttime feeding schedule goes something like this (and has been this way for months):
    9:30 - feed from one side
    11:30 - feed from other side
    *sleep until sometime between 5 & 7*
    feed from 1 side, pump both sides

    So basically, side 1 goes 8+ hours. I've had no issues and actually still have a bit of an oversupply as I'm freezing anywhere between 12 and 20 oz/week. Oh, and AF hasn't shown her ugly face, so I'm going to assume to major hormone change.
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  • Laurakat81Laurakat81 member
    I rarely offer both sides to LO during one feeding, no matter the time of day/night. It's never been an issue. In fact we tend to favor my left breast and feed from it 75% of the time. But the right side still produces plenty with no engorgement issues.

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  • MomtoHMomtoH member
    My daughter always ate from on side at a time.  Ideally, you'd feed on the side you ended with at the last session.
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  • opheliainwadersopheliainwaders member
    Maybe just switch off which side gets neglected each night? So if L goes 8+ on Tues, let R take one for the team on Weds. FWIW, on the nights when DD sleeps longer stretches, I don't notice any issues with supply, just engorgement if it's a really long time (hahahaha, that rarely happens for us).
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  • Mum2Be28Mum2Be28 member
    edited March 2014
    I've never had an issue with that. My son is STTN (for now)-- but when he didnt I would just nurse on one side in the MOTN and it wouldn't mess up my supply. I always pumped both sides right before I went to bed though (and I still do) because DS has always gone to bed around 7.

    Edited for grammar.
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