Breastfeeding exclusively?

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Do you also pump or just breastfeed?
If you do both and it’s not for work reasons why do you do it ?

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I pumped at least a few times a day, so I can save some in the freezer. That way hubby could help with feedings. Also it’s good to pump if baby misses a feed so as to not throw off your supply.

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With my first I exclusively breastfed. But with this baby I’m choosing to do both just so I have a little bit more freedom. I couldn’t leave my first for the first 6 months of her life, and always had to be the one feeding her, which was fine because I had all the time in the world. But now i will have a toddler and newborn so having the option of her dad giving a bottle will be nice

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I breastfed and pumped so I could be away from my baby sometimes. I don’t think it matters how they are getting the breastmilk.

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I use a haakaa a few days a week or on rare occasion pump so I can occasionally leave baby with someone. I like to grocery shop alone so I feed her right before I leave but it's nice to have milk at home in case I'm gone longer than expected and my husband needs to feed her. There's also the rare occasion hubby and I do something and leave the kids with grandma for the day so it's nice to have a little stash for that.

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I EBF but a bottle is FANTASTIC for when you need some away time. Trust me- it is very hard being tied to your baby for EVERY. SINGLE. FEEDING for months on end. 🤪

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LO doesn’t latch well to my shallow nipples. Being born early and having a tiny little mouth, I use a nipple shield and then supplement with bottled breast milk if she gets too tired/worn out suckling.

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I'm generally a SAHM so I nurse directly. On the rare days I do work,  I pump and he is given breastmilk on a bottle

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I starting pumping to up my supply.  My son was born a little early, and wasn’t good at latching so he wasn’t gaining enough weight at first.  I started breast feeding him and then topping him off with an ounce or two of pumped milk.  Now that he’s a little older, he’s better at latching so I breast feed him several times a day, and feed him bottles also.  I go back to work in six weeks, so I am still pumping 8 times a day to build up a supply to freeze.

Breastfeeding exclusively?

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