Breastfeeding 10th day. Can I start pumping?

[monte3375]

Baby Latches and feeds well. My hubby wants to be able to feed once a night to help. Can I pump once a day for this?

 

[mrstrouble]

Yes, I started at around 10 days. Just don't overdo it or your boobs will startroducing way more milk than you need.what worked forme was pumping about an hour after feeding the baby in early morning feedings, like 5-7 am. Good luck

 

[NoodleSnack]

Some say not to at this point, as it can lead to oversupply problems, I think it depends on whether you know if it's right for you, I had over supply already, so I pumped to relieve the engorgement and made feeding easier for my son. If you're feeling okay, maybe your husband can wait on the feeding for a few weeks? And if your baby takes to a bottle, keep giving it regularly so he or she doesn't forget how to drink from one.

 

[toby1331]

It's not recommended to start pumping until 4-6 weeks. Also if your hubby is doing a night feed it is still recommended that you pump at that time. It helps build/maintain your supply.

 

[Jo.t]

If you have a baby in nicu you get told to pump for them in there so I can't see any harm in it x

 

[SerenityNow]

Pumping for baby in NICU is different because you are trying to mimic a newborns feeding habits to establish your supply as well give milk to your premie.

I would give it a few weeks still until your supply has regulated. Night feedings are actually the most important ones for signaling your body to produce the right amount of milk for your baby's changing needs. If your OH gives a night feed you should pump at the same time, kind of defeats the purpose of helping out.

 

[staralfur]

Sort of to echo what the other ladies have said... my main concern with that would be skipping a night feed. You're risking clogged ducts/mastitis by doing so while you're still establishing your supply.

 

[scoobydrlp]

I was told to start pumping at 14 days as I knew I would be going back to work and they said it was best to feed a bottle meal 4-7x week to avoid problems with bottle feeding later. But I agree, even if your OH is bottle feeding, you wouldn't want to sleep through it, you would want to pump so that your supply doesn't decrease.

 

[monte3375]

Thanks everyone.

I am going to pump one breast today so hubby can feed him at 9 pm, then I will sleep 3 hours from 8-11pm. If I could just get 3 hrs it will help me so much.

I dont know if I will pump every day, but with caring for 6 year old during day, it is difficult to sleep when baby sleeps.

 

[kissesandhugs]

I know the recommendations are wait until 4-6 weeks which do have truth to it but the issue I ran into was my supply was FULLY established...meaning I was making just enough for baby and not enough to pump (even though you never REALLY run out of milk, ftm & all that) I do wish I would have started at least pumping once a day,same time, everyday. You have to make sure you're consistent with it, practically everyday! Or you risk oversupply and/or clogged ducts..mastitis... And during that time that you let OH feed, you could very well lose your supply if you don't at least pump.

 

[Peggy O]

It might take a while to be able to pump enough to feed LO at night. I pumped daily from 2 weeks, and for weeks I was getting between a drizzle and 1 oz only. LO is way more effective at removing breast milk. You also may lose supply at the time OH feeds LO. I waited till LO was SSTN to stash some freezer milk. Now I pump at the times she used to wake to eat two times during the night, most nights. 10pm and 1 am, or midnight if I just do it once. This is not an ideal time for pumping, I have lower supply at this time, but I want to maintain my daytime supply because LO eats almost all day long, atleast every hour when awake. I can't see a time that I could sneak a pump in. If I pump in the morning (If LO happens to sleep in) I get a full bottle (5oz) for her to have when she awakens, but it took till recently for me to be able to get that much. Everyone's breasts are different though. You might do way better than I have!

 

[AP]

If you have a baby in nicu you get told to pump for them in there so I can't see any harm in it x

Totally different ball game there, it doesn't work the same! In NICU you have to work hard, pump more often, and maintain a supply with a pump that doesn't extract as much as a baby would. It's harder to maintain a supply the longer a baby is in NICU because you aren't with your baby as much as other new mothers would be

 

[monte3375]

It might take a while to be able to pump enough to feed LO at night. I pumped daily from 2 weeks, and for weeks I was getting between a drizzle and 1 oz only. LO is way more effective at removing breast milk. You also may lose supply at the time OH feeds LO. I waited till LO was SSTN to stash some freezer milk. Now I pump at the times she used to wake to eat two times during the night, most nights. 10pm and 1 am, or midnight if I just do it once. This is not an ideal time for pumping, I have lower supply at this time, but I want to maintain my daytime supply because LO eats almost all day long, atleast every hour when awake. I can't see a time that I could sneak a pump in. If I pump in the morning (If LO happens to sleep in) I get a full bottle (5oz) for her to have when she awakens, but it took till recently for me to be able to get that much. Everyone's breasts are different though. You might do way better than I have!

Well my baby is up feeding all night and sleeps during day, so we may be the opposite

 

[Peggy O]

Mine did the same thing when she was "new". Sometime around 2 months she figured out when and what nighttime is for, which was great.

 

[iwantabub]

I'm on day 9 and I pumped while feeding last night...
It was a top up feed so I knew lo would only take one breast and I pumped from the other at the same time and got 60ml... My supply is pretty good so I'm not worried but I wanted at least one bottle for incase...

I will not be pumping for a little while now coz I don't want supply issues...

As people said ... It's important in the first few weeks at least for u body to feed at the exact time lo would want so your body knows what it's doing. If u express for ur dh to feed lo at. 9 and u expressed at say 7.30 that's an hour and a half u are out on Los needs...

Goodluck