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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can't imagine that doing this ONE NIGHT would ruin everything. I think give it a shot. If you feel like your supply suffers, wait a couple weeks before you do it again.

I would make sure to pump at least twice the day before and at least twice the day after to balance it out. [/quote]

OP here. I plan to do this every, not just one night.

A little more information: He eats 10-12 times a day. He eats every two hours during the day and every 3 hours at night. Think 7, 9, 11, 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 1, and 4. Things shift slightly based on wakeup time but this is an average feeding day. He has started to cluster feed and will start at 7pm and either nurse every 30 minutes or stay on the breast for an hour at a time.

I plan to nurse throughout the day as I have been doing, feed at 10pm, and then feed again at 4am. I would skip the 1am feed and my husband will feed him a bottle of pumped milk or formula. I’m also thinking of feeding him a bottle during the cluster feeding or at 10pm and I go to sleep from 10-4 instead of 11-4. Is this possible at this age?

I don’t know how much milk I make but it’s enough to feed the baby. I haven’t pumped but I do use a Haakka when nursing and I collect 2-4oz a day with it. I don’t do many weighted feeds but the weighted feeds I have done show he eats about 2oz every 2 hours and usually 3oz every 3 hours. [/quote]

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