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When baby sleeps...Do you wake up to pump

shannone77shannone77 member
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I'm going back to work and thankfully my LO is starting to sleep @ 6 hours. Should I keep waking up to pump/feed or stay asleep? I don't want to lessen my production, especially since I'm not sure how frequently I'll be able to pump at work. Any advice is appreciated!
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Re: When baby sleeps...Do you wake up to pump

  • valerie1132valerie1132 member
    Following this as I have the same question!
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  • PlainJane8350PlainJane8350 member
    I get up when it hurts, but if it didn't then I'd definitely choose sleep.
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  • tracij12tracij12 member
    PlainJane8350 said:

    I get up when it hurts, but if it didn't then I'd definitely choose sleep.

    This. Unless you are trying to build stash, I would only pump if baby is taking a feeding from a bottle.
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  • delujm0delujm0 member
    tracij12 said:

    PlainJane8350 said:

    I get up when it hurts, but if it didn't then I'd definitely choose sleep.

    This. Unless you are trying to build stash, I would only pump if baby is taking a feeding from a bottle.
    This. I got up to pump during leave to get a stash going and now I only get up if I'm in pain. I will pump before bed so that I gave a better chance of making it through the night if LO does.

    If your biggest stretch of sleep is only 6 hours I would try to not pump unless in pain. At 4.5 months, LO goes down around 7 and will either STTN or get up to eat sometime between 330 and 430. So tgat would be at least 8 hours for me. If I pump around 9 I can make it to my alarm at 5 if LO stays asleep, with relatively minor discomfort.
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  • whitfi24whitfi24 member
    I do. I think it depends on a few things. How comfortable with your supply you are, whether or not you get plugged ducts easily, etc. I have the plugged duct issue and can only really go about three hours between pumps without running the risk of plugs. But I'm trying to wean myself to four hours in between in the next couple weeks. The benefit to it is that I have extra milk!
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