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Should I always pump when he takes a bottle?

kelbel2440kelbel2440 member
in April 2014 Moms
I don't feel full at all. Is it ok to skip a feeding while LO takes a bottle AND not pump? Or will that hurt my supply if I do that?
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Re: Should I always pump when he takes a bottle?

  • kelbel2440kelbel2440 member
    He is 9 weeks. When I pump I usually get 4-5 ounces and this is about an hour after feeding. I do that regularly after the morning feed. We have started giving a bottle around supper time. So when that happens it is about 4 hrs in between breast feeding sessions instead if two hours. But I don't feel full or engorged. Most times if I'm home I have no problem pumping during a bottle feed since DH does the feed. It's more so if I were to give a bottle during the day to help LO get used to it, and then have to pump after as well, or say I went to lunch and gave a bottle there, that would put me at about the same. I will be going back to work in 3 weeks so I'm sure it will be more regular then, but I don't want to hurt my supply in the meantime.
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  • Dixon813Dixon813 member
    DS is 8 weeks (tomorrow) and a couple times he has had a bottle and I didn't pump. But it was because I was out and couldn't... I wouldn't think missing one pumping session would do anything - it'd be like LO sleeping longer, right?!

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  • kelbel2440kelbel2440 member
    Well I guess I learned my answer. By the time LO ate it was 5 1/2 hrs and my boobs were so engorged and painful!!! I pumped immediately after feeding cuz they still hurt and got 3.5 oz off one boob, (none on the other). They still felt full after that but couldn't get anymore out.
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  • CatherineDC2012CatherineDC2012 member
    In glad you asked this as sometimes when DH is home and she gets a bottle I want to take a break and not pump! I also want to catch up on supply in the freezer so it's a double edges sword. We started with bottles at night (2) so I pump before bed then after morning feeding. I still seem to have a good supply but could probably pump more in between BF sessions.
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  • Avion22Avion22 member
    I don't pump every time he takes a bottle. I do a morning pump after his first feeding and get maybe 6-7 ounces. And I pump twice at work and get maybe 3 ounces each. He typically eats 10-12 ounces in the time I'm gone. So I pump 3 times to cover 4-5 feedings. When I'm home we bf.
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  • *sparky**sparky* member
    A few times we have given DD a bottle while we are out and I either don't pump at all, or I will feed her on one side and pump the other once we get home so it may be a few hours later. If I can pump when or right after she takes a bottle then I do but it's not always feasible. So far it seems to be working out ok and has not messed up my supply. But I had a bit of an oversupply to begin with.

     

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