My DD is 11 weeks tomorrow and has recently starting sleeping 8-10 hours at night (YAY) while this is great I am waking up sore and uncomfortable. Up until 3 nights ago she was going around 6-8 hours and I wasn't having this issue as much.
She only feeds from one side at a time as I have a really big suppy. LAst night she went to bed around 10.15 after feeding from left side she didn't wake until just before 8am this morning and my right side was about to explode she had a really good feed from the right side and was at breast for a good 45 minutes. My left side was quite full and uncomfortable and sore and a bit lumpy, she was not interested in feeding from it all, so I just expressed about 50ml off it to make myself more comfortable. She will have this side when she wakes up.
I'm quite happy with her only having one side at a time her weight gain is good, she has plenty of wet nappies and is sleeping brilliantly, DS only fed from one side at a time as well and when I tried to give him both (as instructed by my MCH nurse) he started to bring up lots of milk and my LC told me to gp back to one side at a time as he was getting too much of the sugary milk.
So I guess my question is, is it okay to express like this for my comfort if I feel I need to? Will it affect my supply? Usually she is awake by 7am and I'm full and a bit uncomfy but not to the extent I was today.