Many breastfeeding parents find they get more milk
pumping first thing in the morning.
Along with
this I pump first thing in the morning and just before turning in at night.
To be honest it is hardest to pump during the day, so could still
pump first thing in the morning and maybe in the evening (although supply is quite low) by then) and offer formula for other feeds??
Some moms
pump first thing in the morning when they feel fullest; others do it after feedings.
Many moms find they have the most success when
they pump first thing in the morning.
She says, what helped me was
pumping first thing in the morning using a nursing pillow and double feeding right before bed, so my little one slept long with the fuller tummy.
Not exact matches
My baby sleeps through the night, but I still
pump right before bed,
in the middle of the night, and
first thing when I wake up
in the
morning.
The biggest challenge was having to
pump in the middle of the night and / or
first thing in the
morning when all I wanted to do was sleep!
If a
pumping session is too much to stomach
first thing in the
morning, she could try nursing with a towel handy.
If she
pumps or hand - expresses
first thing in the
morning (or whenever her breasts feel especially full) so she can offer the baby an empty - ish breast, it's likely to be less of a problem.
Another really good tip is to
pump an extra bottle
first thing in the
morning when you are really full, feeding the baby exclusively on one breast while
pumping a bottle from the other breast could provide you with that extra milk that you might need to leave during the day, so you don't need to
pump it while you're at work.
If your child sleeps well at an early age, like my
first did, you can wake up to
pump once or twice during the night and then
first thing in the
morning.
So the best
thing you can do is just
pump pretty close to the
first thing in the
morning.
I nurse
first thing in morning around 6 am then I
pump at work around 10 am and 2 pm and then nurse baby between 6 and 6:30 pm and then again at 9 or 10 pm.
Wendy Colson: Starting early, there are facility we start within 6 hours if we are not there are of course births are happening 24 hours then the staff, the postpartum staff all are equipped to set up a breast
pump and get you started and then will see you
first thing in the
morning.
The tracking functionality is okay but it only goes up to 10oz, which is fine for me now, but
in the oversupply days with my son I
pumped more than that
first thing in the
morning.
Some are inspired by function: prefer to use music for its soothing or calming abilities, or conversely, as a
pump - up,
first thing in the
morning, on the way to work.