Sleeping over 8 hours straight??

Question

My daughter is 8 wks old tomorrow and the past two nights has slept from like 7:30-4ish and I am ebf. I didn’t pump through the night so now I’m worried about my milk if she keeps sleeping like this...should I pump throughout the night and set alarms or just let my milk adjust to her ?? Before that she only woke up once at night around 1. 
I’m just worried that if I wake up to pump then she will wake up and then I take her milk away from her :/

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Mine has been doing this too... does your LO eat from both sides during the night feeding? Mine never does so I have one side that can go up to 10-11 hours without being drained and I’m not sure that is good! Doesn’t seem to have affected anything yet but I still worry.

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My daughter often sleeps between 6-7.5 hours per night, I just pump as soon as I’ve fed her in the morning and usually get heaps out

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Some times I pump in the night (before I sleep) if my breasts feel too sore but only for 5 mins to take the edge off. The last few nights I’ve been using a Haakaa on the side I’m not feeding off and that has really helped.

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My LO is on a similar schedule. I put him down around 8pm and then I pump right before I go to bed around 11pm. This helps me sleep better because I don’t feel full until he’s ready to eat around 4-5am.

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The only issue with pumping right after her feed is that I feel like she is constantly on my boob.. 
I guess I could try putting her in the swing and pump and entertain her for an hour but she gets so fussy and won’t take a pacifier so I never know if it’s cries for hungry or not lol

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I’d just pump in the am after her feeding. My daughter is now sleeping 7-4 ish too . Seems like a long time but I think our bodies will change around her schedule

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My daughter is the same. She wakes up here and there at 2 but often doesn’t. I don’t pump and my milk supply seems to be doing well

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Wow! That’s great! Only pump if you feel uncomfortable, if baby needs a feed during the night again your milk can adapt very quickly and keep up to the demand! Enjoy those long sleeps! And please tell me how you got baby to sleep so long?? Lol

Sleeping over 8 hours straight??

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