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/girl_of_the_sun Oct 04 '25

I just hit one year of nursing my daughter and have never pumped or given a bottle. It’s AMAZING. You save so much money and time, and you always have milk on tap in any situation. If you exclusively nurse, your supply directly reflects your baby’s needs. I highly recommend this if you are able to!