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Expressing - how often/far apart to keep up supply?

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BarrelOfMonkeys · 01/02/2009 22:09

A quick query - I am currently mixed feeding and expressing every 4 hours which gives me enough to alternate formula with breastmilk. My question is whether it is the number of times I express in 24 hours that is important to keep up supply, or is it having the expressing sessions spaced evenly apart which is more important? I.e. could I do six sessions across the day/eve and drop one of the middle-of-the-night ones, rather getting up specifically to express because it's 4 hours since the last session, in addition to getting up to do feeds?

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madmouse · 01/02/2009 22:12

not sure how much the spacing out in itself matters, but in my experience that night feed isimportant for your supply. sorry!

BarrelOfMonkeys · 01/02/2009 22:29

Oh well, another reason to consider an upgrade to a double pump in that case! We have a 9pm, 1am and 5am feed - the 5am one is the worst...

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BarrelOfMonkeys · 01/02/2009 22:30

Sorry - that should be expression session, not feed... Feeds are all over the place but tend to not be at 5am unfortunately!

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madmouse · 01/02/2009 22:57

yawn I remember getting out of my lovely bed at 3.30am to express when ds was in scbu. watching reruns of daytime tv, how low can you go...it was a weird time anyhow.

it did however not only yield a lot of milk, it almost doubled the morning express as well

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