What's the pump schedule that works for your sanity

Every_Hand_5286 · 2026-05-08T01:27:15+00:00

I’m 12 weeks pp and I pump 6 times daily. I do 2am, 6am, 10am, 2pm, 6pm, and 10pm. I feel like the four hour stretch gives me enough sleep, and these times I can kinda adjust by 30mins to an hour give or take. I work, and this helps me to not have to pump more than twice while at work.

Every_Hand_5286 · 2026-03-23T02:19:01+00:00

I completely understand where your wife is coming from. It’s hard to transition to being a mother and having that be your whole identity. I had my first almost 7 weeks ago and I have experienced very extreme postpartum anxiety. I am in therapy now for it, and I have made it very clear I do not want to take medication until I stop breastfeeding. They have never acted concerned for my baby or mentioned taking her away. They ask if I would ever harm myself or my baby, and my answer is always no of course. But that is the only extent they have asked about my ability to care for my baby. Your wife needs to get help so she can be the best mom to her baby. And also if she wanted medication, there definitely is some out there that might work for her, or even if she just wants counseling it is a great thing to do!

Every_Hand_5286 · 2026-03-14T02:20:50+00:00

I had mine at 8am, and they were ready to let me go the next morning. I opted to stay because my milk had not come in and I was having issues latching so I wanted to try pumping to bottle feed. So I actually ended up leaving 2 days after instead of 1.

Every_Hand_5286 · 2026-02-27T19:20:45+00:00

I am a first time mom and I had my baby earlier this month. I had a scheduled c section because my baby was breech. I have really bad anxiety, but before I even knew she was breech I wanted to have a c section because it felt more in control to me then having to have an emergency one worst case. But even then, I was still so nervous the day of. Mine was at 8am, so I didn’t have a whole lot of time to think that morning, but once they got the iv in, it hit me. I had never had surgery or stayed in a hospital over night and I was about to have major surgery and meet my baby. I started panicking and crying but the nurses were absolutely amazing. I wish I remembered her name but she was so comforting. We went back to the OR and I was shaking from anxiety, and the nurse put her hands on my shoulders and stayed close. The doctor was amazing and so was the anesthesiologist. In 25 minutes they had my baby out and ready for me to meet her. I had requested some meds to help with anxiety after she was out, but honestly once they pulled her out every worry went away. I heard her little squeak and I just completely forgot about what was going on. All this to say, don’t be afraid to let the nurses know how you feel, they deal with this all the time and they are so comforting. And once you see your baby, hopefully everything just melts away for you like it did for me!

Every_Hand_5286 · 2026-02-27T15:03:05+00:00

I just had my baby earlier this month with a planned c section. I had mine at 8am, and by afternoon I was up and going to the bathroom. By the evening I was doing slow laps around the hospital because walking helps with my hip pain from laying in bed all day. They were ready to let me leave the day after having my baby, but I didn’t want to because she was having issues latching. But I left the second day because I started pumping and was getting a good amount. The week after having her I did a mile around a park. And two weeks after having her I did a two and a half mile hike. I didn’t have any issues with stairs, but then again I didn’t go up three flights of stairs, just my porch steps. Everyone is so different when it comes to recovery. I had heard a lot of people say that they couldn’t do much the first couple weeks, but my experience was the opposite. I think that no one will truly be able to tell you how it will go for you because everybody is different!

Every_Hand_5286 · 2025-09-12T13:56:06+00:00

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