Supply Question - night time bottle?

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Phoenix~Mama

Discussion Starter · Apr 22, 2009

DH actually offered to give DD a bottle in the night if she wakes up at like 2 am!!! I was pretty shocked... but declined the offer because I was afraid of what it would do to my supply....

What would an occaisonal bottle (expressed BM) in the night do to my supply? Would I make it up when I pumped in the morning? Or would it start making make less at night?

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ShwarmaQueen

· #2 · Apr 22, 2009

Most likely it would affect your supply over time.

Supply/demand is sometimes a double edged sword.

ETA: You might be a bit disappointed if you couldn't sleep anyways. Your body might have a "timer" set for her to nurse! I can remember when DD was little and when she would go for longer periods of time sleeping, I would be the one awake, waiting for her to nurse!

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Phoenix~Mama

Discussion Starter · #3 · Apr 22, 2009

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Originally Posted by ShwarmaQueen

Most likely it would affect your supply over time.

Very valid point! lol This has happened to me when DD has slept longer than usual and I lay there just waiting and listening for her to stir. lol

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the_lissa

· #4 · Apr 22, 2009

The only way it wouldn't affect your supply is if you got up and pumped at that time, so there would be no benefit.

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limabean

· #5 · Apr 22, 2009

How occasional? It seems like if it only happened once every couple of weeks or something it wouldn't have much effect on your overall supply.

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foreverinbluejeans

· #6 · Apr 23, 2009

You could ask your husband if he would bring the baby and a glass of water to you for the middle of the night feeding. How great would that be! A snack and a foot rub would be nice too.

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dearmama22

· #7 · Apr 23, 2009

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Originally Posted by foreverinbluejeans

You could ask your husband if he would bring the baby and a glass of water to you for the middle of the night feeding. How great would that be! A snack and a foot rub would be nice too.

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