Supplementing ?

Question

Okay I really want to at least try breast feeding. I want to at least give my baby the colostrum .  But I do not want to have her attached to my boob . I want to pump it . Just because I know when I need to go back to work it isn't very likely I'll be able to continue doing it and I don't want her attached to my nipple and not take a bottle . But I do know I at least want to give her the colostrum no matter what . My question is how does supplementing work ? I'm going to have wic . Also where can I get a good cheap pump ? I know wic gives you one to use but I heard they really suck .

Answer

In between feeding the baby the colostrum give the baby formula. Just swap at each time of feeding. One time give the baby the colostrum and the next give formula. You could look at target and some stores like that for breast pumps. But even if you do choose to breastfeed swap from breast to bottle just like you would with the colostrum and formula. You can still pump like when you are feeding with the bottle to keep your supply going.

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We supplemented from the beginning and it worked well. You can get single pumps on Amazon for an affordable price. And I know this isn't advised but a number of friends have gotten pump basses on Craigslist and have then gotten the parts new at toys are us (this saves you oodles of money)

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Insurance can also help with a breast pump. I'm sure it wouldn't hurt to look into it.

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WIC gave me an awesome medela pump. And when my son switched to formula he was put on gerber gentle or soothe something like that. My daughter was on a soy formula. Since you're doing WIC, they'll pay for whatever the state is using as far as a type of formula and I got like 15 cans a month? Only after I quit breastfeeding though.

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