Engorgement at night
Hi ladies,
My LO is almost 10 weeks and ever since 6 weeks she usually cuts a feed at night. So she'll nurse around 7:00 pm, is always down for the night by 8:30 pm at the latest, will wake up any time between 12:00 am and 4:00 am (still varies quite a bit) and my husband will give her a bottle, then she'll sleep until 7:00 am. Occasionally she will wake up a second time at night and I'll nurse her, but if she doesn't I am SO engorged by the morning. I have to feed the dog at 6:00 am and so have been using my manual pump to relieve myself and get my freezer stash before she wakes up. I used to pump right before bed to make up for the feeding my husband does but I wouldn't get nearly as much and this seems to make more sense. Then I pump again after the first morning feed to make that night's bottle. My question is, will the engorgement ever improve? I hate wearing a bra to sleep and some nights I manage not to leak, but that's rare. It's been three weeks since she started sleeping longer so I feel like my supply isn't still adjusting. Does it sound like I'm doing anything wrong? Or is this how it's going to be for the next year?
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