How do you find time to pump?

I'm a first time mum, no idea what I'm doing and didn't do any research. Bub is 3 months old now, and I haven't found any time to pump since he was 1 month. He's breastfed at night, as he refused during the day and I don't make enough for him.

He's rather clingy at times, and I believe he is teething, so there goes pumping during the day and too tired at night. Bub still doesn't sleep through the night (is that normal?)

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My daughter is 8 months and still wakes a few times through the night to feed. It's very common with breastfed babies to need to eat more often

My daughters always happiest when she wakes of a morning. I make my coffee and she has play time on her mat and I sit there and pump while she’s content (usually around 10-15mins) and once I put her down for the night I do another quick pump before I go to bed and that’s it

My baby is 3& a half months sleeping through the night since about 6 weeks maybe occasionally she’s woken up in the night.
So I pump every 3 hours ( aim to ) and I struggle to find some time lately as she’s been a little clingy, can it help you if you had wearable pumps? Wearables are good as I can still hold my girl if she’s sooky ! As my medela pump doesn’t allow me to ;(
I also found her to start teething a little too, have you tried teething toys you can put in the freezer ? They’ve seemed to help a fair bit :))

@Jasmine I have MomCozy wearable pumps, but because of the size of my breasts it's awkward trying to hold bub at the same time. I can't bend over with them either. When my bub is having his play time, I try to eat breakfast. Maybe I should pump while I'm eating

I’m scared to pump now cos I don’t wanna create oversupply. So I haven’t added to my freezer stash in a while but I haven’t used it either. I think I’ll use it when mixing with solids etc.

oh yes no that’s totally fair !! Yeah even if you’re able to get bubs to play when it’s pump time sit down with her on the floor and play w her that way you’re not bending over and when bubs sleeping try pump then as well ( hopefully it’s not contact naps and you can get it in there !!

@Jasmine unfortunately he contact naps! And only for about 30 minutes (rarely longer)

This is why I didn't bother pumping with my second. It is all personal preference, so have a good think about what is important to you. I breastfed exclusively with my first till almost 2yo. I now priorotised rest, flexibility and bonding time with baby other than feeding and hence chose to mix feed :) I increase either breast or formula depending on the requirements e.g. comfort, immunity, hunger.

id Deffs see if you’re able to fit it in play times during the day if you’re even able to do that it’s hard I know;((
Only other option is to find a way to make the wearables a bit more comfy or a way to hold bubba while theure on for me it was easier to have her stomach where the pump is so her head comes just under it see if you can play around it’ll be for 15 mins so it’s not like you have to stay that way ;((

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