u/Indecisive105

Tw: nursing

I EPd with my first and it was always pumping every 2-3 hours daytime (where you do both sides at once) and waking every 4 overnight.

Yet I’m combo feeding my second and if she sleeps 5 hours overnight I’m not setting alarms to wake and pump I’m following her schedule. Same daytime, sometimes she only does one side and is good for 2 hours, so then it’s been over 3-4 since the other side was emptied. It’s feed on demand but sometimes the demand feels less than with a pump and is way more sporadic. Is it something about your body responding different to a baby than a pump, or babies being more efficient?