When baby starts sleeping longer stretches...

pbandjmom · May 2014

...do I NEED to wake and pump? My dd is sleeping ~6 hour stretch at night and I am currently waking up engorged. BUT if she's been doing this consistently, will my body just adapt soon? I'm liking my sleep and hoping that there's no reason to wake + pump in order to keep supply otherwise throughout the day. Baby seems to be getting enough at all other times.

pete0121 · May 2014

I think you can sleep. Your body should adjust

Keebler24 · May 2014

My LO has been sleeping 6-8 hour stretches at night for about the past week. At the beginning I would wake up super engorged and have to pump some off before feeding. However the last few nights have been better (less engorgement) so I think your body will just naturally adjust to the new feeding schedule.

Rrrrrachel · May 2014

Yeah pump only if you neeeed to for comfort and then pump as little as possible.

Calla123 · May 2014

I'm glad you asked...I have been wondering this as well, although my baby isn't at long stretches yet

joyfullyfound · May 2014

Your body will adjust quickly, don't pump!

moonsparkles · May 2014

Will daytime supply diminish as well? Or just nighttime?

Jessimax · May 2014

For the most part the girls know what they are doing, if you don't have any reason to think there is a problem trust your boobs to do what they need to do.

Rrrrrachel · May 2014

Your body can adjust to more demand at certain times of day without losing overall supply. You lose supply when demand drops over all. Babies that sleep longer at night typically make up for t during the day, and babies who are separated from mom during the day unfortunately sometimes make up for it at night!

Mport90 · May 2014

How old are all of your babies now giving you these amazing stretches of sleep?? Mine is at 6 weeks and still waking every 3 hours...

so tired!

manda10884 · May 2014

Mport90 said:
How old are all of your babies now giving you these amazing stretches of sleep?? Mine is at 6 weeks and still waking every 3 hours... so tired!

I'm wondering the same thing- how old are these sleeping babes?? My LO is one month and still wakes 3-4 hrs to feed!

pbandjmom · May 2014

manda10884 said:

Mport90 said:
How old are all of your babies now giving you these amazing stretches of sleep?? Mine is at 6 weeks and still waking every 3 hours... so tired!
I'm wondering the same thing- how old are these sleeping babes?? My LO is one month and still wakes 3-4 hrs to feed!

I'm at 5 wks and she's giving me a 6-6.5 stretch.

erikaja6 · May 2014

Mport90 said:

How old are all of your babies now giving you these amazing stretches of sleep?? Mine is at 6 weeks and still waking every 3 hours... so tired!

Mine too. I hate you ladies with sleeping babies! Just kidding...kinda.

Avion22 · May 2014

Just pump or hand express a little bit to relieve the pain/pressure.

Alternately, if you're trying to build a freezer stash, this is a great time to do it. I've been able to pump about 7.5 ounces in the morning, and can still regenerate enough for him to eat about an hour after.

Yogini6911 · May 2014

Mport90 said:
How old are all of your babies now giving you these amazing stretches of sleep?? Mine is at 6 weeks and still waking every 3 hours... so tired!

My LO is 8w4d and he didn't start to sleep longer stretches until he hit 7w

rockstarlaw · May 2014

Mport90 said:
How old are all of your babies now giving you these amazing stretches of sleep?? Mine is at 6 weeks and still waking every 3 hours... so tired!

Mine is 3wks & sleeps 7 hrs at night. Just got lucky I guess :-??

britrundell · May 2014

I literally feel like my little one will never sleep in a long stretch and it's some kind of urban legend :-<

sf214902 · May 2014

Ice packs are my new friend. I use them before bed and if I wake up engorged and lo is still sleeping.

Avion22 · May 2014

britrundell said:

I literally feel like my little one will never sleep in a long stretch and it's some kind of urban legend :-<

I read that it depends on the baby's weight. Most can't start sleeping longer stretches until they're 11-13 pounds. Ours is about 12 pounds and just started sleeping 6-hour stretches this week. So those of us that had Thanksgiving Turkeys for babies have a head start on sleeping through the night :-)

J&NL · May 2014

The only time I've pumped in the middle of the night is when I'm leaking and in pain. If I'm not then I just wait until he wakes up.

britrundell · May 2014

Avion22 said:

britrundell said:

I literally feel like my little one will never sleep in a long stretch and it's some kind of urban legend :-<

I read that it depends on the baby's weight. Most can't start sleeping longer stretches until they're 11-13 pounds. Ours is about 12 pounds and just started sleeping 6-hour stretches this week. So those of us that had Thanksgiving Turkeys for babies have a head start on sleeping through the night :-)

My little chunky butt is almost 10 pounds so hopefully I'll be there soon! In the meantime loving those healthy rolls

maelic · May 2014

Hah, mine's 11lbs and she still only sleeps 4 hours on average as her longest stretch (9ish to 1ish). I'm going to move to EPing, though, so I hope she'll sleep longer after a bottle. She is a lazy nurser and puts herself to sleep before she's full, so after 2:30am or so she's up every couple of hours.

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