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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would do the 10 pm feed before going to bed and then just fit a pump in during the day for the overnight feed.  It won’t be long  that he is doing this.  If you call do the 10 ok feed in bed, and then your husband can take baby and put him to bed, that should help you get to sleep.  [/quote]

OP here. Thanks. Right now I use a Haakaa when I nurse and will be pumping before bed to have that for 1-2 night feeds. I want to fully empty before bed so that it won’t be painful trying to sleep. We might supplement with formula for one of the feeds if my supply decreases.

I don’t feed him laying down. I feed him in every chair or couch. [/quote]

If you really want to breastfeed, I would try cosleeping. At least for an afternoon nap and the first/last stretch of the night. I am pregnant with 3rd and tortured myself with chair feedings for first baby and somewhat with 2nd baby. I am not going to even try with 3rd bc I am too good at falling asleep sitting up now, which is more unsafe that cosleeping. Anyway, lying down nursing is more relaxing.

But I dunno, are you anti-formula? It sounds like you want more sleep and more time with your husband, so maybe you should just start supplementing. You really can’t exclusively breastfeed a newborn without ever napping during the day and while expecting couples time with your husband in the evening.

Also, at 2 weeks my husband was still on leave from work, so we were together at home all day long.[/quote]

OP here. I’m very anti co-sleeping. I don’t believe it’s safe and I will never do it.

I feed in the chair during the day and before bed. It’s not torture for me because I have a big comfy chair. I also sit on the couch and feed. He sleeps in the Snoo during the night and I do feed him in bed, he has no issues sleeping and goes right back to sleep once he’s fed. I’m the one with the issue of falling back to sleep.

I’m not anti-formula. I said in another reply that we might start supplementing if my supply decreases. [/quote]

OP I have breastfed two babies and my setup was the same as yours (especially for my second baby, who had a Snoo by my bed and fell back asleep after feeding). For me, my supply would have dropped a lot if I had cut feeds at two weeks. The supply really regulated around two months. Not trying to discourage you but I think that is normal in terms of building a growing milk supply for a growing baby. I always got good advice on milk supply from the lactation consultants at the Breastfeeding Center. Good luck![/quote]

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