If I breastfeed do I NEED a Breast pump?

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Are you returning to work and when?

If you plan on going back to work, you probably will need a pump to keep your supply going and to have milk to leave for your baby during the day. If you don't plan on returning to work (or are not working at all) then you might not need one.

My mom never got one. She was a stay at home mom and so the only milk she had to leave was the off chance someone had to babysit us. She used to milk herself (yes, like a cow) to leave breast milk for us.

You can always hold off on buying one until after baby is born or buy a manual one to see how it works out for you first. Upgrade if you need to!

But one other poster said it- check your insurance most cover your pump (Except mine.....so if you don't want yours and your insurance covers it....help a sister out!)

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If you live in the US, check with your insurance company. It may be covered. Almost all insurances do cover a double electric breast pump.

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I would because most insurances cover it and you never know when you may need it. My husband took care of my son while I had a choir rehearsal, and turns out that he got hungry sooner than expected. Pumping comes in handy for the times when you think you'd be back before the next feeding and aren't, especially for growth spurts because you can't predict those.

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No, not if you plan on being a SAHM and your baby nurses well. I'm a SAHM and my baby is awesome at breastfeeding so I only have a single manual Medela and have only used it a couple of times in the past 6 weeks, & one of those times was when my milk first came in and I was really engorged.

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I only pump when I'm leaving baby with someone else.  It's too stressful to plan around feedings.  I have the medela swing.

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I'm a FTM and don't want to buy unnecessary stuff. Everything is a little overwhelming!!  Please explain why I would or wouldn't pump...

If I breastfeed do I NEED a Breast pump?

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