What is a good feeding schedule or pumping schedule for newborn. I am 1 month postpartum and wondering what is a good pumping schedule that guarantees sleep.
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If you primarily pump, I believe it’s every 2-3 hours that you are supposed to pump. It might make things easier if you can feed your baby right after you’re done pumping so you don’t have to heat the milk….if you’re able to make it work out that way. They sleep so often in the beginning, so if that doesn’t work as a good feed time because they’re asleep, I’d feed them every time before they go to sleep or every time they wake up…or both if you want to. In my experience, it’s hard to overfeed a baby because they will stop feeding when they are full.
Hi, nice to meet you. 
I exclusively pumped for my baby for almost a year. In the beginning, I pumped every 2–3 hours to help establish and maintain my milk supply. My biggest struggle was definitely the nighttime pumps because all I wanted to do was sleep. There were nights when it was really hard to get up, but I always tried to make sure I pumped at least once overnight, especially during those early months.
Everyone’s body is different, but if you’re trying to build or maintain your supply, pumping every 2–3 hours is generally a good goal in the beginning at least for me. As your supply becomes more established, you may be able to space your sessions out a little more. Just remember to give yourself grace exclusive pumping is a lot of work, and you’re doing an amazing job no matter what. 
i would stick with a consistent 2-3hr schedule with no longer then 4hrs over night. 1am-5am your prolactin levels are the highest which tends to be when most get the most
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I came here to say this as well!
2-3 hours and do some power pumping to make it seem like your cluster feeding 