Any exclusively pumping mamas out there?

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And are you doing okay? 
I have good and bad days but some days I just need to talk to/listen to other moms going through it with me.

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My baby is two weeks old and I’m hoping to stick to this one more week… I absolutely hate pumping and I was hoping that I would be more successful this time with breast-feeding but the latch is just not happening… he is hungry all the time

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I EP’d with my first and it was a great experience so I decided to do it with my second, and it’s been a lot harder. My supply is great but I’m dealing with so many clogged ducts/ other discomforts— just feels like my boobs are always unwell. I never dreaded pumping with my first but now I actually loathe it at times. I try to think of all the pros there are to breastfeeding, and one that really keeps me going is the cost of formula (& obviously the health benefits for my baby). As much as I don’t like pumping sometimes, our family benefits from the cost savings of not buying formula so I’ll keep pumping for now. It’s a love/ hate relationship for sure!!!

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I was EBF and started pumping to give my nipples a rest. I’m trying to ease him into formula but it’s not working

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Just started pumping due to back to work and my daughter also now refuses the boob! It’s too much work for her and bottle flies right away without the initial stimulation suckle. She was falling off her growth curve when I first started back so pediatrician said either pump more often (not really feasible) or gotta do bottles and supplement. So far just getting enough for feedings and have a stash for more when her demand increases. It’s like an extra ordeal to prepare and deal with every day at work #worthit

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I EP and supplement with formula. Once my sweet baby is 6 months im over it! Lol. I can breastfeed but going back to work and everything I didn’t want to form such an attachment and make it 30x harder for myself which I already hate working while having a baby. It’s been really tough some days but I also just keep the mindset.. i can sacrifice 6 months of irritation and timely work if it’s better for my son. And that’s what gets me through it.

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Right with you.  Been pumping since birth due to an initial tongue tie then when that was corrected the latch was too painful for me so all bottles which is nice because it conditioned dad to be able to help more often and I wasn’t the only one doing the feedings but it’s hard.  I’m down to only pumping 5 times/day and am only getting enough for feedings but I have at least a 6 week stash in our deep freeze if things dry up.  With my oldest I exclusively pumped also and had to stop at 6 months due to traveling internationally and not wanting to deal with it…not sure how long I’ll go this time, it’s so time consuming!
Hang in there momma, look at the bright side, baby still gets all the nutrients from you they need while not destroying your nipples.

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I started off breastfeeding but now am pretty much exclusively pumping since back to work 😣 … he started refusing the breast. He has a lot of reflux issues so I don’t know if that has anything to do with it but when I try to latch him he just screams. Takes the bottle just fine so I guess I’m exclusively pumping now 🤷🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️ (been happening for about 2 weeks now). I actually just bought a portable hands free pump because I can’t stand being stuck to the pump. I got the ToneTastic… it’s way cheaper than the other handsfree wearable pumps and my friend just bought one and said it works great and she gets the same amount of BM she gets when using her Spectra

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I’ve been exclusively pumping since my LO and I got discharged from the hospital. He’s 3months rn. He never had a good latch so pumping was so much easier for the two of us. I pump about a liter a day and I’ve got a decent supply in the freezer. Since flying out this weekend, I’ve reintroduced the breast and he’s doing much better than when he was a newborn; although I think I gave him nipple confusion 😅

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I’m here! Been exclusively pumping almost the whole time and have to supplement with formula. Pumping is not for the light hearted, definitely good days and bad here too. I feel like the only way to pump is by multitasking. I rarely can just sit there and solely pump. I’m pumping and eating OR pumping and feeding him a bottle OR pumping and cleaning OR pumping and playing with him. I’m hoping when I go back to work this week that pumping will get a little easier.

Any exclusively pumping mamas out there?

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