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Girls Night Out

babym6705babym6705 member
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I am going out with a friend on Wednesday night from about 6-11pm. I have been EBF and would like to pump and leave baby with DH for a few hours. Any tips? When do I pump? I'm assuming I need to pump after a feeding, but will that cause a fore/hind milk imbalance? Also, LO has never had a bottle so should I introduce one prior to Wed. night? Thank you for your help with this.
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Re: Girls Night Out

  • mommatotwo2mommatotwo2 member
    I would most definitely introduce a bottle before Wednesday, it can take a while for an EBF baby to get used to a bottle.  Pumping worked the best for me with the first feeding after the longest stretch of sleep. I'd nurse one side and pump the other. Also, you'll need to pump at least once while you are out, if baby is pretty young, so you don't hurt your supply. It's hard to go out with a young nursing baby, I was kind of a hermit for about 3 months and pretty much only went places that I could take baby along and NIP.
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