Sleeping thru the night, and supply?

Question

My baby started sleeping thru the night - omg, celebrate. Amazing. But I'm wondering, what do I need to know about how that can affect supply? I'm currently not pumping bc were in the middle of a move but when we settle I do still want to build a stash just in case. My boobs no longer hurt by morning.... Baby is gaining weight fine. Still,  is there anything I need to know about dropping a nighttime feed (she did it, not me!) and supply?? She's 3.5 months, btw, so it could likely change again of course....

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My LO sleeps through (4 1/2 months old) and I don't wake to pump. SOMETIMES I will pump before bed, but not very often. I will wake a little full, but not leaky. I'll either pump before she wakes or pump on one side as she eats on the other (she'll only empty one side in the morning). We've built a little stash up, but nothing insane. It's really just if we are out and about and nursing isn't practical. Works for us.

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Thank you for posting this. I was wondering the same as my LO just started sleeping through. She is 18 weeks.

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I get up to pump once. Your body should adjust though so you don't have to. I get up because I noticed my supply dip, which made me nervous. I honestly feel it's personal preference. If you decide to sleep through as well, enjoy!!

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Your body should adjust! My little guy just started sleeping through the night too ☺️

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I use to pump through the night and stopped because my LO sleeps through the night as well and my supply has like regulated out. I used to get engorged through the night. I'm nervous about not being able to pump enough when I go back to work so I will be adding my night time pump back into my routine. I pump before bed. And try to in the morning before she wakes up. My goal is to try to pump as much as I figure she will be away from me during the day which I figured is around 12-15 oz a day. I already have a good stash, just really trying to make it to 6 months! That's my goal and when we make it, I'll try for a year!

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You still have to pump every 2-3 hours even when baby sleeps through the night in order to maintain supply or increase it!

Sleeping thru the night, and supply?

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