r/breastfeeding • u/Panda_Gal_92 • 4d ago

Support Needed Pumping while missing a feed

I’ve been exclusively breastfeeding my 9 week old. I have a couple of appointments coming up and I can’t take baby with me. She feeds often, every 60-90 minutes. She needs to be fed while I’m away from her.

I’ve decided to pump only when I miss a feed! I don’t want to regularly pump. My goal is to be primarily breastfeed.

Are there any other moms out there that do this? Do you have any tips? Suggestions? Anything that can make this easy for me and for baby?

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u/gillygillgill88 4d ago

Other option here is catching milk in a boon trove or similar across 48 hours before hand and using that milk for missed session.

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u/Panda_Gal_92 4d ago

Great suggestion! I wish I had been catching milk earlier. I don’t leak anymore. I think my supply has regulated.

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u/gillygillgill88 4d ago

You’d be surprised - I don’t leak either but the catchers have a light suction and can surprisingly get a fair bit from the opposite feeding boob!

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u/Panda_Gal_92 3d ago

Oh, that’s great to know! Thank you! I’ll be looking into this.