DD is 10 weeks old and is EBF. She seems to be doing really well and has put on 5lbs since birth.
To my amazement, she has started sleeping from 11-7 at night following a dream feed of expressed milk which DH gives her. I know that this is very unlikely to last, but in the meantime, should I be expressing in the night? I don't want to mess up my supply!
At the moment, I express at around 9.30pm (I get 4-5oz, she only really drinks 2oz at the dream feed) and at 5 or 6am when I wake up with absolutely massive, leaky boobs (nice!).
I'm also toying with ditching the dream feed to see what would happen, seems mean to wake her for 2oz. I don't mind if she then wakes for a feed; I'm really not trying to 'force' her through the night at this stage...
I hope this isn't coming across as a stealth boast. DS didn't sleep like this until he was 10 months so it's new territory for me and I'm confused about what I should be doing! Thoughts welcome...
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Should I be expressing at night?
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BakingBunty · 03/11/2014 07:10
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