How do you make time?

[danitaec]

I want to know this, too! I pump after he eats, which right now is every 3 hours. When he starts going longer between feeds, do I stay with every three hours or with his feeds? I don't want my supply to suffer...

[birch113]

It's not easy, but you find a way. My LO is a horrible napper (10-20 mins max per nap), so I couldn't use nap time as a pump time. I basically made my pumping schedule replicate his feeding schedule by pumping after every feeding. After each feeding, I set him up in his bouncy chair and have a stock of books and toys in arms' reach and play with him there while pumping. A hands free pumping bra is a must! Now that I'm back to work, I set my pumping schedule to LOs approximate feeding times, and do my best to stick to it on the weekends. Weekday mornings are so hectic, so one concession I had to make was to feed LO in his bouncy seat while I pump. I hate not having him in my arms for a feeding, but I literally don't have an extra 20 minutes in the morning not to. Once you get a routine down, it gets easier!

[aurora1181]

When I was on maternity leave, I pumped and fed at the se time. On weekends, if I am feeding both twins (they're seven months old), I strap both babies into their chairs and then hook up to the pump and pump and feed at the same time. I also pump when they are napping. I'm 7mpp and I now pump four or five times a day, so it's a lot easier than 8. Basically, I just try to pump as many times as they eat and the only time they are reliably still is when they are eating, so that's when I pump.

[madalynw]

Honestly not sure how... My LO eats every 2 hrs and that's how often I have to pump because otherwise I wouldn't have enough to feed her. ALL DAY LONG!! It sucks! And I have a 3yo DD1 who needs to be taken care of, taken to school, brought back, entertained, fed, bathed etc because MH is always traveling and working 7am - 7pm or longer.
DD2 just turned 4mo today and I've been EPing for the past 2 months... It's been a crazy ride... My 3yo skips around the house saying 'pump pump pump all day long'.
Right now it's doable bc the weather has been cold so I didn't have to worry about going to the park etc... Not sure how long I'll be able to keep it up.
Oh but in reality, there really is no down time, especially with 2 kids. You cook and TRY to clean when they sleep, shower probably every other day or after they go to bed at night...hair never gets doen really...house is not that picked up...but life is life and it works out.

[Deleted]

Sometimes I prop him in the boppy and feed and pump at the same time. I also use a car adapter and pump on the way home so I can just feed him when we get home. I also cook dinner while pumping.

[udflyer]

Another one here who pumped while the baby ate (when I was home on leave). I would prop her in the Boppy, hook myself up hands free, and feed while I was pumping. I would add in sessions when she napped as well (but I've got a great sleeper so it was pretty easy).