Breastfeeding at night

You’ve not said how old she is but I see in your profile she is less than 2 months. I’m no Lacation consultant and would advise you to discuss it with them, but I’d probably suggest not waking her and make sure you feed her every 2-3 hrs during the day and then do a pump session once in the middle of the night to protect your supply since she’s still less than 3 months old. I’d just give this a try and see how it goes! But given her age I’d think it’s unlikely she could sleep beyond 8-9 hours without a feed and if you want her to sleep longer than that, I’d caution you against waiting too late in the morning (say 5am) to feed her as this could actually wake her up for the day since her sleep drive is so low at that hour.

I say ask a lactation nurse but if you not worry about her weight I’ll pump like 4-5 hours at night so you can get some sleep. If you worry about your supply and during the day 2-3 hours. I wouldn’t ruin her routine and If the doctor worry about her weight then wake up her at night 4 hours so the baby sleep longer

They should have told you to wake her up to feed. I would ask her Dr how often she should be feeding and then wake her if you need to!

Shee 8 weeks so 2 weeks corrected now. She is a great sleeper and evem when she wakes up naturally around 7:45 she has another sleep until 9:30.
Thanks for your suggestions xxx

Just to add during the day she feeds every 2-4 hours and then we have a cluster between 6-10pm. Shes getting between 8-12 feeds in 24 hrs xx

I personally didn’t pump at night m & my LC didn’t tell me I had to or had to wake baby to feed - she was gaining weight well. I would check with a professional, though, because your girl was early. It did not impact my supply.

I would get up to pump until you start doing weaning personally.

Personally I would pump and leave her sleep . Breastfeeding works on supply and demand so your supply will regulate to how much she feeds . That being said you may still wake engorged if that is an issue and you don't want a possible oversupply and freezer stash I would hand express enough for comfort.

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Definitely consult with a lactation consultant or your baby's pediatrician. I was told to wake up baby if it's nearing more than 3hrs asleep. I also wake up every 2-3hrs to pump or else I end up engorged and uncomfortable. I also have a 1.5 week old, so I guess it varies 🤷🏻‍♀️

I would have to pop on my hakka in the middle of the night while newborn was sleeping. It was so painful lol .. pump and stash it!!

As she’s still small I’d wake to feed, I know she’s gaining weight, but at that weight you want them to get as much as possible:)