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If DH gives a BM bottle at night...

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Do you wake up at night to pump during that feeding or pump a different time during the day?
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    ErikaLynn75ErikaLynn75 member
    I don't wake up to pump right then, but I would try to pump within a few hours. Like maybe get up and pump an hour before when you expect baby to wake up and want to eat.
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    LeeLee86LeeLee86 member
    She cluster feeds at night so I'm usually ok until she wakes up again. She'll BF at 8&9 then he'll feed her at 10 and she'll wake up usually at 12:30 or 1. I've just started pumping after every night feed tho bc I read you produce the most milk from 12-5 am. Plus it takes me a while to wind down after a feed.
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    anationsanations member
    Got twins: I feed one and DH takes the other. We decided to bottle feed at night for sanity. Helps some but I still pump after each time I give one a bottle. We are still trying to find a rhythm.

     

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    CJPowersCJPowers member
    I kind of feel like it defeats the purpose of having DH feed if I have to pump too. It takes me longer to pump so I will be awake longer in the middle of the night than DH if I pump. I really want him to help out though.
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    keeummkeeumm member
    I change her diaper while DH gets the bottle ready. Then he feeds her while I pump. I agree with pp, I can get the most bang for my buck pumping in the middle of the night. I exclusively pump, though, so we need to make the most of pumping opportunities.
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    frugalwifefrugalwife member
    I don't pump at night, but I feed LO then it's DH's job to get him back to sleep while I go back to bed. I find this most helpful as it sometimes take 30 min after a feed to get him back down. This way he still helps and I'm able to get more sleep.
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    haylo33haylo33 member
    I don't pump when DH gives a bottle. I pump after his mid morning feed. If we leave milk for a babysitter or I give a bottle out and about, I pump as soon as I can.
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