Working BF Moms- What is your pumping schedule?

[sosayweall]

i work 8-530ish and right now I feeding LO at 630 and then pumping at 10, 1230, and 3. It's stressful because I can't always pump right at 10 because I have a schedule and sometimes get behind.  Then it almost seems pointless to pump again at 1230. I was debating possibly either skipping the 1230 or pumping in the car on the way to work from daycare at 730, pumping 1230(lunch hour) and then at the end of the day(500).  What is your pumping schedule and how does it work for you?

[lauraborealis]

I typically work 8-4, but LO takes three bottles (5 oz each) during that time, so I pump three times: 9:30, 12:30, and 3:00... I talked to an LC about cutting down to twice, say like 10 and 2, but she said it would probably hurt my supply, so I am sticking with three. I think if you only pump twice a day once in a while, it would be ok.

[mislogis]

I do sales and sometimes, I just don't have time in between meetings. I feed V one side in the am and pump the other. I try to get 2 more sessions in during the day and one on the way home. She takes 4 bottles during the day (4 oz each) so I try to pump 16 oz/day

[annapunkalunka]

I work 8-8. She eats around 630 then I pump around 10, 1, 4 and 6. It seems like all I do is pump in the afternoon, but I've always been paranoid about supply issues and I've got a routine down now (even though some days it's a major PITA) so I'll keep going with 4 times a day.

[sosayweall]

Ok I am thinking I need to just keep my current schedule then because I don't want to lose supply. Thanks!!

[sjshark]

I work 8ish-5ish but I also have an hour commute each way. I pump at 530/6am, 9:30, 12:30, 3:30 and then right before I go to bed.
K is eating between 25-30 oz a day and I only pump 15 oz while at work so I have to get those two extra morning and evening pumps in to keep up. Many week days she only gets a bottle bc of her feeding schedule and my work/commute schedule

[puffandstuff]

I work 7:30-4:30. I nurse around 6;30 than pump 9:30,12:30 and 3:30. There have been days where I had to only schedule 2 pump sessions, but not often. It hasn't hurt my supply.

[skylark002]

I work 8-6. I feed him at home at 7, then pump at 10, 1, and 4. I then nurse before bed at 7. I also pump once in the motn when he gets up to eat. On the rare occasions he sleeps through the night, I pump one side and nurse on one side for the morning session.

[skylark002]

Also, there are definitely some days I just can't fit in all the pumping! That's why I have a freezer stash.

[Deleted]

I work roughly 9-5. I nurse when LO wakes up (usually 615-630) then again before we leave for daycare (around 745). I pump at 9, 12 and 3ish. I pick LO up at 5 and I nurse when we get home, usually around 530 or 545. Then I nurse before she goes to bed at 7.  Lately my supply is dipping again so I am pumping before bed. I am just barely keeping up, and some days I am short milk. Although, I think I need to tell daycare that if she needs a 4th bottle (I send 4 5 oz bottles), it needs to be a small one. Sometimes I pick her up and she is still finishing a 5 oz bottle, so of course has little interest in nursing when we get home.

[vk]

I work 6am-2/3pm. I nurse at 4am when I wake up. I pump twice while at work. It is different times depending on what I have going on that day. And I nurse right when I get home.

[Deleted]

I EP so little different. I work 7 to 5:30 and pump 4 x's a day. I get plenty of milk so no need to increase my times.

1. in am before work
2. at work during lunch
3. right when I get home
4. right before bed

[laur110]

I usually work 7-330. I pump at 730, 1030, and 130, give or take and depending on meetings. Luckily I can call into meetings while I am pumping so I don't miss anything.

[tatorhead328]

I work 8 - 5 - feed LO at 7:15, pump at 8:45 / 11:45 / nurse at day care at 1:15 / pump at 3:45. This is a brand new schedule, though, that kind of happened by accident. I was nursing the baby around 11:15 and pumping twice in the afternoon, but I wasn't producing enough. It seems that pumping twice in the mornings and doing my nursing session in the later afternoon works better. I wish I could occasionally skip a pumping session, but I have to hit all three every single day since I barely make enough as it is.

[bobloblaw]

Feb 5, 2015 9:06:39 GMT -5 puffandstuff said:

I work 7:30-4:30. I nurse around 6;30 than pump 9:30,12:30 and 3:30. There have been days where I had to only schedule 2 pump sessions, but not often. It hasn't hurt my supply.

I have the same work schedule and don't always pump because I have the ability to BF LO. However, on the days I can't BF or LO will not nurse (teething), sometimes I can only get in 1-2 pumping sessions. The random days that are different have not hurt my supply. I think it's when it's prolonged over a week or so that it's most likely to affect supply. I also try to pump longer (a few letdown buttons) if I can't pump multiple times that day. I sometimes get more milk from one session than multiple, especially in the morning.

However, please take this with a grain of salt- I'm only a random pumper. I just know that I freak out about supply too and with these random changes, I've not noticed a decrease. I can't plan what my day will be like work-wise so I understand missing your pumping schedule.

[mc03]

I work 8-5. I feed LO at around 7am before daycare drop off. Then I pump at 9, 11:30, and 2:30. Then feed her after daycare at 5:30 and then all night long. She has reversed cycled (despite you best efforts to not do this) so she only drinks 8-12 oz during the day and nurses all night. Some days that are really busy I can only pump twice - usually 10 and 2 but that doesn't happen often.

With DD1 I switched from 3x a day to 2xa day when she was around 8 months. My supply did eventually start dropping around 10 months, but I think that was just my body stopping responding to the pump well because I could still nurse when we were together just fine. My plan this time around will probably be the same and I'll switch to 2x a day around 8 months. 2x a day seemed so much ore manageable so I am really looking forward to it.

[merry]

Depends on the day. I feed DS b/w 6:30 and 7 usually then I've been doing 10,1&4 at work, I work 8-5. Somedays it's 10 then feed DS at b/w 12 & 2 (depends on the day) on lunch break then feed when I get home if it's late lunch or still pump at 4 if it was an early lunch. I always pump enough for an extra bottle so I'm not worried if I spread them out sometimes as I have a few weeks worth in the freezer and that is already more then I want since BM is always changing with Baby's growth/needs. DS schedule has been changing lately with a growth spurt and now somedays going up to 4 hrs b/w feeds so I try to be flexible which is much easier now then when we was younger

[khopec]

Basically work 8:30 to 5. LO eats typically around 6am. Then I pump around 10:30 and again at 3:30. I usually pump between 15 to 20 oz at my morning pump and another 10 oz at my afternoon pump. He normally eats 20 oz at DC with a rare 25 oz day.

[frodabaggins]

M-W-F: Feed LO either at 7 or 8 depending on how he was when he woke up. I get to work at 9 and I try to pump somewhere between 10-10:30, somewhere between 1-1:30, somewhere between 4-4:30 and then I leave at 6.

Tuesdays and Thursdays I work 8 to 5 so everything just gets shifted back an hour.

That being said, it's Thursday right now and I should have already pumped but I am procrastinating like crazy.

[annbuhdan]

My pumping schedule is awful. LO usually wakes at 5:30 to eat, then I get to work around 7:15. I teach and both of my prep periods are in the morning. I pump twice right away at about 8:00 and 10 (don't get a lot at the second pump) and then I have no chance until 3:00. So far I am getting enough milk but only because of an extra pump before bed.

[Aaemommy]

I drop LO off at 8 and pick him up at 4. I pump 2 times during the day- when I wake up at 6am, and during my lunch at 12:30. LO usually eats 3 4oz bottles plus a random 2-3oz bottle somewhere in there. I typically pump 8-10oz during the 6am pump and 7-8oz during my lunchtime pump.

[bonvoyage]

I work 9-5:30. I nurse LO at 7:30, then pump at work 9:30, 12:30, & 3:30. I nurse LO to sleep at 7:30, then stay up until 10:30 to pump once more. LO usually feeds once in MOTN around 3-4a. Then we repeat! LO gets 3x 5oz bottles at daycare and usually eats all. My supply dipped after a week of missing pumps due to crazy work schedule. I emptied out 1/3 my stash as a result. Desperately trying to get my supply back up so I'm tied to this schedule for quite some time!

[elaina22]

I work 8-4, give or take, and pump at 9:30, 1:00, and after LO goes to bed. I teach and can only pump on my two plan periods, and pumping in the car does not work for me. I am keeping up for now and somedays getting a couple ounces extra.

[booksandlace]

I don't have a set schedule so the times different every day. I work 8 hour shifts and pump once before and once after lunch

[booksandlace]

Feb 6, 2015 2:26:51 GMT -5 booksandlace said:

I don't have a set schedule so the times different every day. I work 8 hour shifts and pump once before and once after lunch

ETA: I see the baby and feed her on my lunch

[Deleted]

i quit after 2 months...lol that was my schedule! It became too stressful, especially since DD didn't want to BF at all & I was traveling for work.
Sorry this isn't helpful, but life is so much less stressful & it was better for all of us.

[heybombershay]

I work 7-3 or so. I try to feed her before I leave (somewhere around 5:30-6:15). I pump at 8, 11:30, and 2:15. It works out pretty well but can be stressful. I'm a school teacher, so it leaves me very little time to get anything done.