Ali you seem to be a pro with OS and OALD. As your babies fed less, how did you avoid major engorgement during the longer stretches? I've pumped one feed worth for the past few weeks because DS was feeding every 2 hours (or I was overfeeding...mistaking cries for comfort for hunger!), but since starting EASY, I have been getting him to do a 4hr stretch, roughly from 11 - 3 or 10 - 2am. That means DH does the 10/11pm dreamfeed with a bottle. So now that it's longer from me doing an 8pm feed, I wake up with major engorgement and am not feeding until 2 or 3 am, and stay engorged again through to a 6am feed, without relief until daytime hits again (I am not uncomfortable now).
Last few nights I was using a hand pump to express at night, in addition to pumping once in the day. I'm thinking this is too much for my 4-week old breasts because last night I was so engorged I soaked 3 hand-towels and my sheets.
Question, Is hand-pumping the same effect to breasts as feeding, or expressing into a towel? Like, does it signal 'more milk'? Basically, I have searched online and so much conflicting advice about reducing feeds, from pumping a little to no pumping at all / just deal with the pain... but curious what has worked for others.