Im pumping and breastfeeding so daddy and I could alternate feedings for the first 6 months .id like to substitute formula at the end to make the weening process easier
Im breastfeeding and pumping when needed. My friend just tried to pump only and her dr said she will need to breastfeed as well bc strictly pumpinh wouldnt keep her.milk in. but idk im a FTM lol.
I don't produce breastmilk barley at all. With my first I strictly fed and pumped every hour and a half to two hours and only got a half an ounce for my daughter between both breasts, I was even given pills from my lactician to help my milk come in and it never helped. At 3 weeks old, she got sick from lack of food/nutrition and I completely dried up so we switched to formula. Since wic only covers similac, that's what we used. First we used soy then at 6 months sensitive and she has never had any problems. She has never once been sick, no ear infections, very advanced for her age, perfect weight, and very tall! (Like daddy) I was disappointed when I couldn't continue breastfeeding but it was what was best for her. She is a perfect 15 month old though and I have a very strong and close bond with her Im 32+5 weeks pregnant with our second, another girl, and I plan on pumping and breastfeeding as long as possible again, then switching to formula again
I pumped for 3mo with my son b4 my milk supply was gone bcuz I stoped pumping in the pump room @ the hospital @ not quite 2 mo cuz a Guy came in there with his wife while I was pumping & he just stood there while she pumped. I got out of there fast & never went back. My son was in the hospital for 2mo he was born @ 26 wks. So I felt Lila failure with him so I determined I would nurse my next no matter what. Well she is now a little over 9&1/2 mo. & I just want to make it to a year with her since I'm preg. & I will bf my next for at least a year.
I would stay all day @ the hospital with my son so milk dried up fast I pumped when we went home but I never could get my milk back up. But I also never completely dried up till about 3mo b4 my daughter was born. My son was16 or 17 mo.
I breast fed my first for a year, and now I definitely want to breast feed my twins but I understand it's not easy so I dont know how long I can do it for, hopefully I'll be patient enough to do it at least 6 months
I plan on pumping again...my son was too small and wouldn't latch on properly so I pumped for the first 3 months...I plan on doing the same for my daughter since she will Probly be tiny too
Exclusively breastfeeding is my plan, for a myriad of reason but mainly the health benefits but I do not judge those who don't, although I do recommend research in that case.
Stephani, I am taking a class on this subject and we have been discussng why people choose not to. So for educational purposes, can I ask why you don't want to?
Formula. Last time, I felt peer pressured into breast feeding, I was never comfortable with it, and I couldn't get my daughter to latch. We were home from the hospital a few days, and I was sobbing and my daughter was sobbing, and my husband was just like, this is ridiculous. He brought me a bottle and we never looked back. Breastfeeding, for me was the most stressful part of having a new baby and once I didn't have to mess with it anymore, it was much easier to bond and enjoy being a mom. It would have been cheaper if breastfeeding had worked out, but I don't feel like we're any less bonded, my daughter is rarely sick, she's in the 50th percentile for weight and 75th for height, and she's constantly impressing people with how well she talks and how smart she is, so I have zero regrets for not breast feeding. We used enfamil last time and will use that again.
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