Anyone exclusively pumping?
My son is a week old today and we have lactation consultant appointments but he just won't latch and using a bottle is personally better for us because I return to work in 2 weeks so he needs to be used to a bottle. So, we supplemented with formula at night until my milk really came in (pumping ever 2 hours and latch attempts in between) and I'm sooo excited I just pumped 10oz! I really hope I can keep this going as I had a lot of trouble with it with my first.
I have a good technique down that seems to be good for myself but I'm always open to suggestions and am looking for other moms to share their experiences and how they managed to keep their supply up. I drink mothers milk tea and do breast massages while pumping as well as stay hydrated. I do notice a difference in my output when I don't do a massage. I have a few different size breast shields which helps but I notice I have to move them around to get the milk throughly which is fine :) I also am going to try lactation smoothies and cookies.
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