Should I be pumping at night?

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So for example, last night my son (11 weeks old) slept from 7pm-3am, 8 hours. Then from 3:30-7, 3.5 hours. In that time I did not pump or feed. Today my supply seems very low. Should I be pumping every few hours to keep my supply up? He has had this sleeping pattern for a few weeks so it isn't a fluke.

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Yes I'd make sure to pump at least once if baby is sleeping 8 hours at a time. When breast milk stays in your breast longer than 4 hours, it tells your body that you're making too much milk and need to slow down

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Because your baby is only 11 weeks, id keep pumping over night. Supposedly your supply isn't regulated until 3-4 months. I stopped pumping at night when my baby reached 4 months (she's sleeping 8 hour stretches as well). My supply hasn't suffered and she's 5 months now.

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Yes you definitely should pump frequently. I didn't and only pumped every 4-6 hours and lost my milk flow completely after 2 months

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I would pump before you go to bed at the very least

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This may sound like a dumb question but let's say you nursed on the right breast last then you pump both breast when return to nursing do you start with the left breast

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Should I be pumping at night?

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