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So please explain pumping to me like I'm 5....

mizzouweddingmizzouwedding
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I am trying to wrap my brain around the whole bottle feeding concept. 

I want to introduce the bottle this week.  She already uses a pacifier and we've had no nipple confusion issues.  We have a good routine going- she feeds about every 3-3.5 hours with some longer stretches at night occasionally.

I thought it would work like this: I pump, hubby gives LO a bottle hours later, I get to sleep.  But it seems like I would need to pump when he feeds her the bottle to keep my supply up and relieve discomfort.

Ideally I'd like to have DH use the bottle for the 5-6 am feeding so I can catch a few more zzzs.   Is this possible or am I just getting my hopes up? 

Beyond just getting her used to the bottle and/or building a stash, is there any benefit to pumping this early?

I asked my (evil) LC about including my husband in the feeding routine and and she said to call her when I'm getting ready to return to work.   So no help there :( 

 TIA for any advice/explanation!

 

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Re: So please explain pumping to me like I'm 5....

  • RachandJerRachandJer member

    Some LCs will recommend that you wait to intro the bottle until later.  Mine said we were okay at 3 weeks.
    You will still need to pump during the feedings your LO gets a bottle so that you maintain your supply.  I, too, was highly disappointed when I realized this!

    ETA:  It is awesome that your LO is already consistently going 3-3.5 hours between feedings.  You are fortunate!

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  • clberry6492clberry6492
    thats too funny! explain to me like i am 5... hehe! that just struck me as so funny!!!!
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  • tripleninetriplenine member

    imageclberry6492:
    thats too funny! explain to me like i am 5... hehe! that just struck me as so funny!!!!

     

    Its like the Office, Michael scott says Explain it to me like I am 5, then when he still doesn't understand, he said, ok explain it to me like I am 3

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  • becki777becki777 member

    I would let him give her a bottle at 5-6 am, then you get up and pump about 1.5-2 hours later. That way you get some rest, but still maintain your supply. Or if you pump before bed and skip the AM feeding, your supply will adjust in a few days.

    I did pump in the beginning when I still felt full after DS nursed. This allowed me to get a small stash so I could occasionally miss a feeding. Pumping also helps establish your supply - I think its not fully established until 8 or 9 weeks. 

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  • nicnjednicnjed
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    I would let him give her a bottle at 5-6 am, then you get up and pump about 1.5-2 hours later. That way you get some rest, but still maintain your supply. Or if you pump before bed and skip the AM feeding, your supply will adjust in a few days.

    I did pump in the beginning when I still felt full after DS nursed. This allowed me to get a small stash so I could occasionally miss a feeding. Pumping also helps establish your supply - I think its not fully established until 8 or 9 weeks. 

     

    That is what I used to do. DH would give DS a bottle at 6am and I would sleep until 8 and then pump so I could get a couple of hours of sleep.  Your body will adjust.

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  • karashanlekarashanle member

    I have found that the waking up to feed is not the bad part if you can figure out how to feed side lying which has been my savior. What I need my husbands help with is changing the diaper and getting him back to sleep.  In the morning at like the 5 am feeding, I wake up change the diaper feed in bed and then when I am done if our son has not fallen back asleep it is my husbands turn to play or get him back to sleep.  A lot of people really hate feeding, me included so if I dont have to I dont.

     Also I introduced a bottle when he was like 2 weeks old because I was initially having a lot of pain while breastfeeding and needed a break. To think back to it I used to love to be able to pump and skip the whole latching on process it is kind of funny.  Now it is so great just to let him lactch on and eat/sleep for as long as he wants.  Tonight I let him eat/sleep while we watched a movie, it was great.

    Good luck

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  • wdw_geekwdw_geek

    DD is about 6 weeks old now..  I feed her usually around 10 or 11p.  Then I pump before I go to bed, usually around midnight.  I put that in the fridge or freezer.  DH gives her a bottle in the middle of the night (usually between 3 and 5am) and I pump again when I get up in the morning, usually around 6 and take over feeding her after that. I am trying to build up a stash in the freezer, so with this schedule we have one bottle for night time and one for the freezer each day.

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  • madhatter2003madhatter2003

    another option is to feed in the evening, and then pump RIGHT before you go to sleep. Then sleep through the next feeding and let DH feed the baby what you pumped (best part is you can even just leave it sit at room temp since it'll be less than 8 hours - so he won't even have to heat the bottle).

    Then you can wake up and nurse the next feeding, and if you feel full in the morning pump again. 

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  • mizzouweddingmizzouwedding

    Thanks everyone for the suggestions!  It seems much more manageable now.

     

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