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by agePumping schedule for a newborn
Quick answer: Plan on 8 to 12 pumps per 24 hours for a newborn. A sample rhythm: 6a · 9a · 12p · 3p · 6p · 9p · 12a · 3a. Judge any schedule change by a full week of totals, never a single session.
The shape of this stage
These weeks calibrate long-term supply: frequency beats duration, and the 1-to-5 AM session earns its keep because prolactin peaks overnight. Fifteen to twenty minutes per session; about 120 total minutes a day is the classic target.
Working the schedule
Survival tips: pump at the bedside, keep duplicate parts so washing never blocks a session, and count output per 24 hours rather than per sitting.
In Milk First
Log any session in two taps, backdate the ones you forgot, and let the 7-day average chart answer supply questions with real numbers. Every pump files its milk into the stash automatically.
Milk First keeps every date, clock, and rule from this page automatic, so 3 AM you never has to remember any of it.
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