Newborn feeding questions - breastfeeding / light pumping combo

Pumping

I’d love some thoughts on feedback plan because I’m not sure if it’s actually feasible. Before I begin, I acknowledge that this could change drastically based on baby’s preferences.

My goal is that eventually, once baby is sleeping in 90 min stretches, I’d love to get into a flow of breastfeeding during the day and giving pumped milk overnight (so that husband can help with feedings and I can get longer stretches of sleep, even if I’m still waking up to pump).

In the first week or two, I’d also love the ability for my husband to give at least one or two pumped bottles overnight. I know that I’d still be establishing supply, so my thought is that I’d only pump a little extra in the morning / infrequently, enough for maybe a bottle or two(?), so as not to cause an oversupply.

Then, in an ideal world in which baby doesn’t get nipple confusion, would love my husband to feed this milk overnight for the first part of his shift, and then we’d go back to breastfeeding the rest of the night once that milk is gone.

Does this seem reasonable? I’ve read in some places that it’s recommended to EBF from breast for first few weeks if you’re planning to breastfeed, so as not to cause nipple confusion, but that that advice may be a little outdated and doesn’t always apply.

Another question I have: in those first 2ish weeks, would I still have to wake up when my husband is feeding baby every 20-60 min (mimicking baby’s feeding schedule) to express milk? Again, I’m planning to wake up and feed for MOST of the night, since I won’t have enough pumped milk from the day anyway, but wondering if I could get by for at least 90 min before expressing milk to get at least one full sleep cycle?

Posted Jul 11, 2026, 1:08 PM UTC

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