Pumping Q

[unaveragejane]

L is sleeping longer stretches at night, and I've been waking up really full in the morning, especially if he just nurses on one side. Should I start pumping before I go to bed so that I can empty completely and maybe feel less uncomfortable at night? Or will this make my body produce more and just exacerbate the problem?

[chickypoo2468]

Yeah, you'll produce more. It'll regulate if you don't pump.

[ovenrack]

Anecdote: this is why I pump at night. Right before I go to bed... so, late.

I forget how old L is? But H is a year old and I started doing this a couple months ago.

[mooncharm]

I guess it depends what you're going for. I pump at night before I go to bed, and it gives me wiggle room with how much I pump in the daytime to make up for lost ounces. And build a stash. If going for comfort, maybe just a tiny bit for a couple days. But I think it regulates down pretty fast, right?

[rugger]

Jan 29, 2015 21:01:09 GMT -5 mooncharm said:

I guess it depends what you're going for. I pump at night before I go to bed, and it gives me wiggle room with how much I pump in the daytime to make up for lost ounces. And build a stash. If going for comfort, maybe just a tiny bit for a couple days. But I think it regulates down pretty fast, right?

This. You'll produce more if you pump at night consistently, but just pumping a couple oz. (not emptying) once or twice won't make a big difference.  It should even out, though. Full and leaky is annoying, but your body should eventually even out.

[ovenrack]

I'm pumping right now.

[Nik Pal]

I just finished pumping!

[mimsy]

I need to go pump. Sage seems to have dropped a night time feeding.

[Crisco Salad]

I cannot bring myself to pump at night before bed. It all evened out fairly quickly.