When to pump?

Question

I have been breastfeeding my five weeks old baby successfully since birth. I haven’t tried pumping yet because there hasn’t been any need. But now I would like to try it out and see if baby will take a bottle and maybe let dad do a feed or two. 
My question is; when and how much do I pump so that I don’t disturb the regular feedings? I don’t want to empty out a full breast so that there’s nothing there for him to eat. He eats about every two hours, sometimes more frequently, so there isn’t lots of time in between. I tend to give him only one breast at the time so maybe I can use that to my advantage somehow. 
Thankful for tips

Answer

In addition to the other suggestions, you could use a haakaa on the opposite side while you feed baby. It may not be as much as if you did a full pumping session, but you can combine milk from multiple sessions so long as the milk is the same temperature. Room temp milk should not be combined with milk from the refrigerator, but if it's the same temperature, you are good! I also have a five week old and have been starting to freeze milk. I'll usually get an oz or so when I use the haakaa on the opposite breast. Haven't been brave enough to actually let my husband introduce the bottle yet, but at least I have some milk stored up when we do decide to use it. Good luck!!

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Right after a feeding. But keep in mind if ur husband gives him a bottle at one of his usual feeding times you will have to pump during that time to make up for the missed nursing session(which is why it’s much easier to just nurse the baby versus trying to give others the opportunity to feed him).

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Just remember if he gets up to give baby a bottle you still need to get up to pump to replace that feeding or your supply will suffer

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If you want to store milk then pump right after a feed. First morning feed is usually the best because they (hopefully) go for a longer stretch of sleep. If you want to replace a feeding then wait until about 20ish minutes before the next feed and pump. Baby can take that milk when you are done. In case you don’t know, breastmilk separates and can look weird when it cools. Don’t worry about it if you are storing it correctly.

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Pump immediately after he eats. I usually woud go for 10min or 1 let down. Whichever comes first.