how to transition to exclusively pumping?

Question

5 weeks of ebf and the occasional breastmilk bottle I can't hack it any more. It's so painful still (have inverted nipples and babe has a small tongue tie) although the for the past 2-3 weeks the latch looks fine to me, I'm still in constant pain and discomfort. Iv seen a lactation nurse 3 times and will be going again next week, if after that appt breastfeeding doesn't become easier I'm switching to pumping because I am miserable!

How do I make that transitions?

Any tips on storing, thawing and warming??

What's all this about hind and for milk?

Any advice or knowledge would be great!

Answer

Have you tried a nipple shield? It worked for me to ease the pain. We did to a procedure to undo babies tongue tie, so pain became a lot better.

Answer

I had the same problem, tried breast shields, but it still hurt as hell. So went to tescos bought tommee tippee breast pump and started pump every 2 hours. Stored the milk in bottle and put it in fridge so it's ready when baby is hungry. I used to pump 3-4 oz so there was not much to freeze for later as my baby drink 4-5 oz every 2-3 hours. My baby is 8w old and eats like crazy. Try to pump at least every 2 h during day and every 3hours at night. As every time I skip pumping session I get plug duct. I had electronic pump from medela but the breast shield was too small I guess as I couldn't get enough milk out and ended up with mastitis. So right now just using the manual pump.

how to transition to exclusively pumping?

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