Feedback on pumping schedule
I’m 7mo pp and my preemie baby (5mo adjusted) has started to nurse a bit better! And sleeping more through the night. I’d love to get some feedback on my work pumping schedule (I’ve posted in the exclusively pumping sub as well!)
I’m only nursing the feed before bed and any overnight (becoming less as he’s sleeping through). I had a huge oversupply and was making over 40oz/day in the beginning from pumping when he was in NICU. I also dropped a pump at work bc it’s been hard to manage. I now net out around 1000mls per day now and it’s still more than what he takes.
However, I’m wondering if spacing is off? I pump for about 20 mins each time. Would love to try to transition to more breastfeeding on the weekend. I don’t feel engorged or overly full anymore.
Pump Schedule:
6:30am - pump
10am - pump (3.5hrs)
2pm - pump (4hrs)
5pm - nurse (sometimes doesn’t happen)
7 pm- nurse (2 hrs… 5hrs if he doesn’t nurse at 5pm)
10pm - pump before bed (3hrs)
MOTN - nurse
Bottles around these times (usually before and after nap):
8:15am
10:30am
12pm
3pm
Should go back to my old schedule below:
6:30 - pump
9:30am - pump
12:30pm - pump
3:30pm - pump
5pm - nurse (sometimes doesn’t happen)
7 pm- nurse (4hrs if he doesn’t nurse at 5pm)
10pm - pump before bed (3hrs)
MOTN - nurse
This gives a smaller gap between pumping and the next breastfeeding session
Am I overthinking it? Lol Would love any feedback!
Edit: formatting
Posted Apr 1, 2026, 8:19 PM UTC · edited