Do you pump overnight?

[Anonymous]

Do you pump over night if your baby is sleeping more than six hours? Do you pump overnight if the baby sleeps through the night?

I did not after my first was sleeping through the night at ten weeks and it really affected my supply. I am wondering if I should include a night session if my baby does the same.

[Anonymous]

Nope. I’ve been exclusively pumping for 9 months now and stopped the middle of the night pump when my son started sleeping through the night at 3ish months. It didn’t affect my supply at all.

[Anonymous]

My baby has always taken a feed during the night until recently and it did affect my supply. I’m naturally and over producer, but I dropped to average and less than average after the night feed stopped. I did recently pump middle of the night and it helped bring back the supply.

[Anonymous]

Hellll no

[Anonymous]

No. You don't want to train your body to make milk when your baby isn't nursing.

[Anonymous]

Yes. For the first six months, I use the medela hand Pump to pump 4-8 ounces at night. It keeps my supply up and allows me to build a decent freezer stash for when I return to work. If I didn't have return to work, I wouldn't do this.

[Anonymous]

For me it made a big difference in my supply. It was my biggest pump of the day. I stopped when I went back to work-6 months.

[Anonymous]

I did until around 6 months, maybe a little longer. I probably would have dropped it if my supply was more robust, but I was skating right on the edge with it. Maybe it was the hormones, but waking up for 20 minutes to pump, and then going back to sleep wasn't a big deal for me. I had a little mini-fridge set up next to where I pumped, and put all the parts directly in the fridge, so I wouldn't have to worry about cleaning and storage until the morning. My plan was to stop whenever it became a hassle, and to supplement with formula, but this ended up working for me.