Do I need to pump when baby sleeps through the night
Baby is 5 mos and just started solids and just started sleeping through the night. I am doing a combination of feeding from the breast and pumped milk throughout the day.
Am I supposed to be waking up in the middle of the night to pump since she is not waking in the middle of the night to feed? I’m feeding at the breast at 7, pumping at 9, pumping at 11, and then I would like to sleep until her wake time which is 7 am, fed at the breast immediately upon waking
Is this possible?
Yes, once baby is sleeping through the night and you have the storage capacity you can sleep too. As long as you’re removing milk every time you are giving a bottle, your supply will regulate with her needs if you stop pumping in the middle of the night. My son is 8 months has a bottle before bed and sleeps 7pm-6:30am and my last pump ends at 10pm and I sleep 🙏🏼 I make just enough for him so I wouldn’t be able to stash milk in the middle of the night because he needs every oz I make from 10pm till 7 when he wakes lol