dee
How many times do you pump in a day? I pump 4x at work and 1-2 times at night. How much milk do you leave with your IFC? My baby is at home with MIL, and I'm separated from her from 830am-630pm (10h). I usually latch her right before I leave, at about 8am, during breakfast, and right when I get home.
For my 10 hour separation, I leave behind 12oz, split into 4 bottles, 3oz each bottle. My MIL tells me that she does cry a bit after the bottle finishes but she's usually okay after a while. Anyway, if I don't leave enough milk, she will just take more at night.
nashi
Forgot to add that if you are not pumping well, you should latch as much as possible to maintain supply. So your baby should not be getting any bottles if you are there with him. Do you cosleep? I'm doing that now and find that this is the easiest way to deal with night feedings, especially since I went back to work.