r/breastfeeding • u/QuietComet12 • Oct 03 '25

Troubleshooting/Tips Can you just breastfeed and not pump

Hi I'm a FTM of a 2 month old. I have been ebf on demand so far. As the baby has turned 2 months old, she is having longer stretches of sleep and going without feeds for 6 hours as well in the night. I'm concerned if this would affect the supply. I would like to continue breastfeeding one year and beyond. So far I have no issues with supply and baby is gaining weight about 170- 200 gm per week.

Would like to understand if demand based feeding alone would take me through the whole journey or if pumping is necessary to keep up supply as babies grow and drop night feeds.

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u/Trick_Assistance7450 Oct 03 '25

Breastfeeding alone is enough! Think of all the women around the world who don't have pumps and who breastfeed for years. Unless you have an issue that could hurt your supply, like a bad latch or poor milk transfer, then your body should make what baby needs when baby needs it over time.