breastfeeding and baby sleep?

Question

My little boy has just started given me a wonderful gift of sleeping longer each night! First it was 4 hours, then 5 and now 6 hours in a row! My question is will my supply be affected by his longer sleeps? He cluster feeds before bed, feeding maybe every hour and then wakes once during the night and early morning for feeds, but will my supply drop now he's not feeeding every two hours at night?

Answer

My son has only been waking once a night for awhile now. What I've started doing is pumping after he goes to sleep and pumping in the morning after he feeds off one side. My supply hasn't changed from what it's been the whole time.

Answer

We've been going through this about the past month. Slightly longer and longer stretches at night. Some nights she sleep shorter again and some longer, my boobs seem to be mellowing out and not getting as engorged for the longer stretches. If they really start hurting or leaking I wake her to dream feed but I also am pushing myself to wait longer too. We just did 6.5 hours, she was still cozy but I was ready to feed her so I woke her. Our longest yet!!! We EBF. If she only eats one boob after that long I do pump the other after I put her back in crib.

Answer

You can allow one 5 hour stretch so the supply isnt affected

Answer

Possibly but I alow myself one 6 hour stretch for my sanity, however I don't BF only pump.

breastfeeding and baby sleep?

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