Bedtime pump during crib transition

ErinO21 · April 2014

I've been working on transitioning My 4 month old to crib since Thursday night. It's gone ok. He was previously sleeping from 9/930-730a straight. I would nurse at 830, pump at 10 and get 2 oz. then would pump at 6a during the week and get 5-6oz. Well, my pumping times have gotten out of whack because he's waking up 1-2 times per night and at a different time each morning. my output at my morning and bedtime has decreased by 2 oz each pump, creating an overall shortage for the day. Thank god for the freezer stash.

So my questions are:
Has anyone else had supply issues during crib transition and did you adjust?
Should I just keep pumping at my regular times to signal my body to keep producing at those times?

This seems like it should be so simple but I feel like I'm trying to hard at figuring it out. Lol

blue_elle · April 2014

But if he's nursing at night, do you really have a shortage over the day? Isn't he just getting those same ounces in during the night? Probably more since he's emptying more often.

ErinO21 · April 2014

blue_elle said:
But if he's nursing at night, do you really have a shortage over the day? Isn't he just getting those same ounces in during the night? Probably more since he's emptying more often.

Sometimes. Out of the 5 nights he's been in his crib he's woken up and I've nursed 3 of those and the other 2 he's slept until at least 5. I send 5 3.5 oz bottles to MILs for him.

ErinO21 · April 2014

theresat858 said:
Are you EPing, or nursing baby when he wakes up? The four month wakeful is a common phase.

I would just pump when you can around those times.

I'm nursing him. I was EPing for the first 3ish months but after much struggle I've been able to nurse him the last month.

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