Panicked: Accidentally slept 8 hours

[PoodleMommy]

I have been pumping every 2-3 hours for my 29-week preemie. I haven't beaten myself up if I had to be an hour late or whatever as long as I get in 8-10 pumping sessions a day.

Last night I pumped at 1am and set my alarm for 4am.

Well, next thing I knew, I woke up and it was daylight outside... I looked at the clock and it was 9am!!!!! EIGHT HOURS... that's far, far too long at this phase... my baby is only eight days old so I'm at that critical phase where I have to establish my supply.

Of course I pumped immediately, but I'm so worried I've screwed myself up. Have I? or can I get back on track as long as this never happens again??

 

[kermy]

Hi, don't panic about missing a session. There is nothing can be done now, and if you have already pumped, then that's as much as you can do. Your supply shouldn't be effected by missing one.

Do you need to get a certain amount collected each day? If so, just bring your next few pumping sessions forward by 5-10 mins or so. That should get you an extra session in 24hours.


Hope this helps.

 

[kermy]

Ps lucky you to get to sleep for 8hours! Lol

 

[Bumplicious]

Don't worry about and maybe just add in an extra pump today. I had to solely express for a month as my LO was premie (33weeks), it's hard going. Just make sure tonight you express. I was often told it was ok to go longer at night sometimes and to pump more in the daytime. I think I may have managed to sleep through a pump and I still had tonnes of milk, I donated about 5litres to the milk bank in the end.

You're doing really well, don't beat yourself up x

 

[menageriemom]

Just be glad your body got some extra rest, don't stress yourself over it, that could hurt your supply worse than the missed feeding! Hope baby is doing well

 

[PoodleMommy]

Thanks so much... the baby has had to back off from accepting my breast milk (which was already a teeny amount -- he was only taking 2-4 ml per day -- yes, ml, not ounces), and the NICU freezer is full of vials of my milk, so that part is okay; I was just afraid I had sent the message to my breasts to stop producing! Thankfully, my supply per sessions today doesn't seem to be down, so I'm relieved of that! Thanks again so much for your input and encouragement... it's easy to feel like a failure and to feel overwhelmed when it will be weeks before I can feed my baby directly from my breast, and instead I have a intimate relationship with an electric pump!!