Wake to pump?

Question

Once your baby starts to sleep longer stretches at night, should you wake up to pump so that your supply doesn't tank?

Answer

I don't my supply is fine usually baby eats at 8 or 9 pm and goes till 530am the next morning

Answer

I pump at 10 pm and then wake at 4.30 am to pump. Mostly to alleviate my pain cause of being so full. Usually, once you start to eliminate pumpings your supply does start to go down.

Answer

If you need the milk, yes. Waking to pump will keep your supply where it is. If you don't need the milk don't pump. If you become engorged and uncomfortable pump until relief, not until empty. Your supply will regulate after a few days of that milk don't being drained.

Answer

I did for another month and then I needed sleep. I slowly increased the time until I stretched it until it matched his wake time. Supply now exactly matches his need. But thanks to pumping that extra session I have tons in freezer. Your supply doesn't tank as long as you are drinking water, eating enough regularly throughout day and pumping to replace feeds when baby gets bottles. Sleep, you deserve it.

Wake to pump?

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