Why did you decide to EP vs. BF?

bleu928

or why did you have to EP instead of BF? just curious....

AFwife1106

LO is in the NICU and is tube fed until she's old enough to nurse.. so I have to pump.  I have a love/hate relationship with my pump.  I love the actual pump, but I'm over having to spend so much time attached to it.  LO has been growing like a weed since she started on the breast milk though, so I can't really complain too much.  (She was on IV nutrition before, never formula)

SoonToBeTabor

My LO was in the NICU too and on IV fluid with an NG tube so I had to pump. Now that she is home we are working on breast feeding but pump what she doesnt nurse.

jkipp82

I EP because i have bad supply and was bf'ing, supplementing, then pumping which in total took forever - plus I was so frustrated not knowing how much DS was getting - so I decided to just pump.  Supply still stinks (I get about 2/3 what DS needs) - but at least I know and feel better about it...

sweetpea18

DD was in the nicu, so I had to pump in the beginning.  Then, she lost too much weight, so we had to fortify my breastmilk with 22 calorie formula (I nursed her 3x/day, though).  Once she had gained enough weight back, we stopped the fortifier and tried ebfing.  My supply didn't adjust and I ended up with clogged duct after clogged duct.  I had to pump after every feeding to prevent getting more clogged ducts.  I would still nurse her 3x/day, but once she started daycare, she started refusing the boob.  From time to time, I still try to put her on the boob, but she's not having it.  I'm hellbent on giving her breastmilk until she's one year, adjusted, and I have to pump to do that. 

lttlestar

DS latched on really badly and my supply was diminishing, so ive been pumping ever since he was one week.

ourbaby08

I EP for the first 3 months because my son was unable/unwilling to latch.  So, I had no other choice.  We've since worked through our issues and now he nurses like a champ but I still pump 3-4 times a day to keep my supply up.