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pumping and bottle feeding

skmac05skmac05 member
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Does anyone do this?? I don't want to breastfeed, but I want him to have all the benefits from it. Can I pump and give in a bottle. I know the FDA has a chart for how long milk can be frozen and such. I guess I'm just wondering how well this would work.... TIA
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  • robbie3982robbie3982 member

    You definitely can.  I'm back at work full time, but I pump while I'm there so DS still gets only BM, no formula.

    I definitely prefer nursing to pumping though.  Pumping takes a lot more work.

    Out of curiousity, why don't you want to try nursing?

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    imagerobbie3982:

    You definitely can.  I'm back at work full time, but I pump while I'm there so DS still gets only BM, no formula.

    I definitely prefer nursing to pumping though.  Pumping takes a lot more work.

    Out of curiousity, why don't you want to try nursing?

    I'll probably try.. I'm just pretty sure that I'll be weirded out by the whole thing!!! The whole idea freaks me out a little!

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  • llc730llc730 member

    It is totally normal to be a little weirded out. Give it a try and you may find you feel differently when you actually have your LO in your arms.

    Here is a link to the medela site. The chart at the bottom of the page is the same thing a card they handed out at my childbirth class as a guide to storing pumped milk...

    https://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/AddPost.aspx?PostID=29151889

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  • ScissorTailedFlycatcherScissorTailedFlycatcher member
    I do this because I have to. I will tell you that it seems like twice the work of BF or FF.
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  • robbie3982robbie3982 member

    When I was pregnant, the idea of it kind of weirded me out too.  DS is now 6.5 months old and I get really sad thinking about the day when we'll be done with BFing.

    One thing pregnancy and being a parent has taught me is to always keep an open mind.  What you think you'll like/do is very rarely what you actually end up liking/doing.

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  • fIowerchildfIowerchild

    I did it for 6 months so yes - it can be easily done.  I didn't have any supply issues (as you will sometimes hear) and my son got nothing but BM for that entire time, until I made the choice to stop.

    Just pump every 2-3 hours to establish your supply. After the first few weeks I stopped pumping in the middle of the night and would just pump twice as much in the morning. 

    Check out kelly mom for great info on storage, pumping, etc: www.kellymom.com

     

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  • cammie6549cammie6549
    Im hoping to do this as well, even though some say it is harder, I like the idea of DH and my mom being able to help with feedings. Ive talked to several people on the BF board that do this, they call it EP exclusively pumping. It seems a lot of people do it, mostly people that couldn't BF, it doesn't seem to be the common chosen path. Check out posts over there, I know they have have an EP check in on Mondays. Also, kelly mom is a great resource.
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  • dionnemd10dionnemd10 member
    i totally exclusively pumped for 6 months with my first child and totally went into this pg planning to do that with my new infant, but he has latched on.  it is totally doable and i am even pumping once per day just to help increase my supply.  our goal is to eventually have a bottle or so ready on a weekend for hubby to do a night feeding so i can get some extra shut eye.  if you do pump and feed bottles it is totally a bonus on the sleep side of things.  hubby and i had an agreement that if i did pump he would do one night feeding and i would do one so we could both get a good stretch of sleep each night.   a huge benefit and perk there!   good luck and just let your hospital know you plan to only pump-ours brought in a hospital grade pump and everything for me that i didn't use, but was ready to if i needed to
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  • bjbaby10bjbaby10
    I feel the same way as you. I get weirded out by it too. I'm going to give it a try but I have a feeling that I'll be exclusively pumping as well. I defintely want DH to experience the feedings, etc. Good Luck!
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  • RadicalDreamer143RadicalDreamer143 member
    I'm going to try EPing as well.  DH has been looking forward to feeding LO for a while, and I feel a bit weirded out by BFing as well.  It might be more work, but I'll have to do it when I go back to work anyway, and having DH help with night feedings will be a good thing at that point :)
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