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Our little girl at 10 weeks just slept from 730pm to 430am. She fell asleep on her dad and in bringing her upstairs at 10pm she was still fast asleep so decided as she was fed just before that to leave her until she stirs. She’s usually a good sleeper on the first stint of the night with atleast 6/7 hours but tonight she’s gone 9! Besides a little leakage as I’m exclusively breastfeeding I have no concerns. Would this one off affect my milk supply? For context when she woke she fed for 10 mins which is average for her and was content/ didn’t seem to be struggling.

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My 10 week old had 3 nights where she slept for 9 plus hours. My supply has gone from 5oz per pump to 1 oz. I've had to supplement with formula, and I'm heartbroken. Maybe add extra feeds if you can during the day or hand express? No other factors changed, so I'm assuming that it was the longer stretch my boobs weren't emptied that caused it.

The odd night isn't too bad, but as Leah said it does decreased your milk. If she is content sleeping that long, maybe just put an alarm for yourself to pump after 4 or so hours?

I had plenty of times when my daughter slept longer or shorter stretches and my milk just adjusted itself accordingly. I wouldn't worry at all. Your body will make what she needs and how much she needs. However, if you want to be super sure then you can pump during the night when you'd usually bf even if she's asleep

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