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Going back to work....stop nursing?

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I go back next Monday. I currently nurse LO every 3 hours and pump once or twice to freeze. next week I will nurse at 6:15am, pump at work 10:15, 12:30, 2:45. Should I stop nursing during the day this week and bottle feed BM to LO so my body can adjust or just wait till next Monday? I dont want my supply to be affected but I want LO to get use to the bottle during the day rather than the breast. He takes a bottle fine but maybe once a week. 
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Re: Going back to work....stop nursing?

  • Jelliebean1982Jelliebean1982
    Not at all!  One bottle a day is fine, but don't pump if you don't have to.  Your boobs will adjust when you go back to work just fine. 
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  • lanboblanbob member
    I gave LO 1 bottle a day and he was fine when I went back to work.
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  • pitterpatter129pitterpatter129 member

    There is no need to do that!  You can nurse on a schedule or on demand with baby on your days off and still pump/bottle feed on schedule on daycare days.  Nursing will actually help your supply too - which might take a hit when you start pumpng.  We did it for 13 months and then I quit pumping and switched to cow's milk at daycare/ bf at home.  It works out just fine!

     

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  • pepomntpatpepomntpat member
    No need to do that. Just keep doing what you are doing. Your LO will adjust and so will your breasts.  
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  • ns1ns1 member

    I'd say as long as LO has had bottles before and is fine with them just keep doing what you're doing.  Maybe add a single bottle each day or every other day.  

    With my DD I just kept doing the same thing and had DH give her a bottle maybe every other day.  But after a few rough tries she did well with the bottle.  I try to get all the actual nursing time with her I can, which isn't much with work! 

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