How long do you pump every couple hours?
I've read that at the start you should pump every 2-3 hours to get a good supply going, how long is that start phase? 2 weeks, 2 months, longer?
And would this also include over night as well?
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Until supply gets established. I think I rad that is up to 12 weeks. And yes that would include overnight times too. It's unfortunate but it helped me keep my supply going for the 8 months I did it, up until weaning.
I did 30 minutes every 3 hours until 4 months, then I was able to stretch out to every 3 hours during the day and one pump in the night until 6 months, then still every 3 hours during the day with no night pump.
I did every two hours miserably for the first two months, then when he hit three months I started doing every three hours & he started sleeping through the night so I dropped my MOTN pump and I just wake up quite engorged but it’s not a huge deal cause I’m barely a just enough so it’s like 10 ish oz in the morning. Sometimes I do every 4 hours for my own sanity and I’ve mathed out that I make 1.5 oz per hour roughly so if I go x amount of hours I just make sure I’m still pumping the right amount per hour
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