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CkGm
They get so big, so fast :(
Member since 5/05 13848 total posts
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Christine
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Re: Breastfeeding vs. Pumping....WWYD
Honestly, you may not be about to just pump. I have no problems BF my son but I can only pump an oz or two at best each time I try.
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Posted 3/11/09 7:45 PM  |
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Re: Breastfeeding vs. Pumping....WWYD
if all goes as planned and the baby takes to it properly, i will breastfeed while on maternity leave. then pump when i go back to work and bf when i get home at night and weekends.
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| Posted 3/11/09 7:49 PM |
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luckyinlove
I love my baby girls!
Member since 12/06 2441 total posts
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Lauren
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Re: Breastfeeding vs. Pumping....WWYD
I am pumping as i type and i hate it! it is gross and unnatural imo. Then again, i am not obsessed with bfing either, i am just seeing how long i can do it for.
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| Posted 3/11/09 8:57 PM |
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oktom22
Loving every minute
Member since 2/09 1663 total posts
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Theresa
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Re: Breastfeeding vs. Pumping....WWYD
I plan on BFing and supplimenting w/ formula so that DH can bond w/ the LO as well.
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| Posted 3/12/09 7:55 AM |
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pharmcat2000
Mom of 2 + 1
Member since 10/05 7395 total posts
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Catherine
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Re: Breastfeeding vs. Pumping....WWYD
Posted by sfp0701
I have heard that just pumping is difficult because you take double the time to feed. First pumping, then feeding. So at first when the baby is eating SOOO much.. it takes up so much time to pump only.
This is true to an extent, but I found that by pumping, DD ate every 4 hours rather than every 2, like BF babies often do.
I too knew that I wanted to give my DD breastmilk but wasn't sure about the BFing part. I did give it a try in the hospital but when it just hurt too much and I was crying through every feeding, I asked for a pump and that is what I did for 5 months.
In the beginning, I pumped after each time I fed the baby, but it was okay because she always fell asleep from eating, so I had plenty of time to pump. Once your supply is established, you'll only need to pump about 4 times a day (hopefully). I'd pump at 8am when we got up, then around 1-2pm, then around dinnertime and then right before I went to bed.
ETA: I'm not sure yet what I'm going to do this time around because since I'll have a 3 year old, I won't have that quiet time after feeding. But I also am not looking forward to feeding every 2-3 hours either. I think I'm going to have to play it by ear this time.
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Bxgell2
Perfection
Member since 5/05 16438 total posts
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Beth
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Re: Breastfeeding vs. Pumping....WWYD
As much as I was uncomfortable with the idea of BFing, my husband asked to at least give it a try, which I did when I was in the hospital.
Thankfully my daughter latched like a champ, so I continued with BFing, exclusively, for 3 weeks, and then I pumped after feedings, to build up a supply for daycare, and so DH could help out with the feedings.
In my own personal experience, BFing is easier - at 3am the last thing you want to do is run downstairs, get a bottle ready, and wait for it to warm up while your newborn is screaming. It's just so much easier to walk into the room, sit down on the recliner and BF, then go right back to bed. Same for going out - I never had to prepare bottles in advance, make sure I brought enough milk, or find a way to warm it up. Just logistically speaking, BFing was definitely easier.
Pumping ain't fun, I can tell you that!
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| Posted 3/12/09 8:14 AM |
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yankinmanc
Happy Days!
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Re: Breastfeeding vs. Pumping....WWYD
Posted by babyfaith
I am no BF expert but from what I have read and heard along the way pumping alone is inadequate to stimulate adequate supply.
Thats not true at all, my son never latched on, I pumped from day one and I pumped HUGE amounts on a 3x a day schedule, 16 oz at about 7 am, about 10 oz at 6 pm and about another 10 oz or so at 11 pm. I am a freak of nature.
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| Posted 3/12/09 8:33 AM |
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HillW9608
Hello Summer!
Member since 5/08 5916 total posts
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Hill
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Re: Breastfeeding vs. Pumping....WWYD
I plan on EBF for the first few months.. after that Ill supplement
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| Posted 3/12/09 9:04 AM |
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pharmcat2000
Mom of 2 + 1
Member since 10/05 7395 total posts
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Catherine
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Re: Breastfeeding vs. Pumping....WWYD
Posted by racheeeee
Posted by babyfaith
I am no BF expert but from what I have read and heard along the way pumping alone is inadequate to stimulate adequate supply.
Thats not true at all, my son never latched on, I pumped from day one and I pumped HUGE amounts on a 3x a day schedule, 16 oz at about 7 am, about 10 oz at 6 pm and about another 10 oz or so at 11 pm. I am a freak of nature.
I guess I'm a freak of nature too, because I was able to pump about the same amount, but I pumped 4 times a day so I was getting about another 10-12oz. I too pumped exclusively from day 2 and had more than enough milk for DD. I fed her all her bottles and built up enough in the freezer to go almost another 2 months once I weaned when I went back to work.
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| Posted 3/12/09 2:35 PM |
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Lillykat
going along for the ride...
Member since 5/05 16253 total posts
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Re: Breastfeeding vs. Pumping....WWYD
I personally hated pumping but felt that there was a time and place for both. I wouldn't BF DD is public so I pumped so that I would have milk for when we went out for the day.
The advantage of pumping is that other people can feed the baby - your DH, your parents, other caregiver, etc so you can be apart from the baby and not attached at the hip. The disadvantage is that for some people pumping produces less milk than actual breast feeding. Also the pumping supplies are expensive.
Whatever you chose I would try to BF first - b.c if you never produce milk or decide it isn't for you then you have spent a lot of money on the pump and supplies that you will never use.
Honestly it is all really about a personal choice - but both have advantages and disadvantages.
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