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Planning to BF question

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So I am due in April. I am currently not employed. Provided I produce enough milk, I plan to BF. Am I crazy to not buy a pump? I am trying to save money since we are living on only H's income now. Since I am not working, I can get up with her and feed her whenever necessary. It makes sense in my head.

Please enlighten me from experience if I am crazy or not.

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Re: Planning to BF question

  • Holly_1007Holly_1007 member

    nope, nothing wrong with that!

    you can get a hand pump or google some youtube videos on hand expression...

    when I first brought my son home, as soon as my milk came in I pumped about 20 ounces and stuck it in the freezer as an emergency/ backup /if something were to happen to me

    I replaced every 3 months

                           
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  • tokenhosertokenhoser member

    It's fine to wait. I didn't pump until LO was about 4 weeks old, and even then I didn't NEED to pump. I pumped occasionally between 1 month and 6 months, and then he decided he hated bottles (and started going longer between feeds) so I just stopped. I'm home with him this year, so it's not an issue for us.

    If you do need one, the stores are there. 

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  • pepomntpatpepomntpat member
    I never bought an electric pump. I just used a manual pump that they gave me in the hospital. It was perfectly adequate for pumping a bottle for date nights and to build a small stash (20 ounces small!)
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  • Ashley&ScottAshley&Scott
    If you do decide you want a pump I would get a hand pump. I have the Medela Harmony, it's about $35. 
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  • ImThisBabysMomImThisBabysMom member
    Thank you! I appreciate the advice. I will look into the Medela hand pump whenever I decide I am ok with going out without her.
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  • AimeeL85AimeeL85 member
    I think it's fine not to buy one, but possibly just be prepared in case you have to. I couldn't get DS to latch until he was 3 weeks old, and he didn't latch well until 2 more weeks after that, so I had to basically EP his first 5 weeks.  I started in the hospital and then had to pump constantly at home, so I was glad I had one, but you would hopefully know before you even left the hospital if you needed someone to go get you one or you could just rent one from the hospital if the need arose.
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