Exclusive pumping?

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Has anyone had any luck with pumping exclusively? And supplementing with formula? I'm working on the breast feeding thing but looking at other options. If you've been able to pump exclusively do you have tips or tricks to make it work? Here's my baby girl

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I pumped for 10 months straight (had BM until 1 year) with my second daughter and it is a huge commitment and is definitely not an easy task. I find nursing to be so much easier and way more convenient. I absolutely wouldn’t recommend exclusively pumping to anyone over actual nursing. I was always hooked up to my machine. I literally had to pump every 2-3 hours for no less than 20 minutes just to keep my supply going. Plus all the washing of bottles and parts and the expense of storage and storage bags wasn’t ideal. If I could do it all over again, I’d definitely exclusively nurse. I don’t want to sway your decision, but I’m giving you my honest experience because I’ve done it all with all three of my babies (nursing, pumping, formula feeding). That’s not to say it can’t be done successfully, but in reality it’s A LOT of work... even though it seems like it isn’t.
If you’re feeling frustrated with nursing now I promise you it gets so much better with time and patience. Your gorgeous baby girl is still young and learning and so are you. If you can get past the first obstacles of the learning curve as well as the dreaded cluster feeds, I assure that you can do it! 
But if you do decide to pump... Kellymom.com is a great and insightful resource. It was my “go to” when I was learning about exclusively pumping. Good luck!

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There is an exclusive pumping group on the App. Lots of suggestions from ladies in there to help. 😊
I exclusively pumped for 2 months, until we got her tongue/lip tie resolved and saw an LC. 
I pumped every time DD ate, took fenugreek and nursing mothers tea. I also ate lactation cookies (usually oat with chocolate and brewers yeast). I pumped often, and for at least 15 minutes. 
No lie, it was very tiring, but it can be done!

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I nursed AND pumped 24/7! I had to use nipple shields & baby girl was tongue tied so her nursing at the breast was deff a challenge. Pumping around the clock is very challenging but totally worth it!

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I agree with Jessica’s comment. Also: every time you give baby a bottle of formula, you should pump (to maintain your supply).

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I pumped exclusively for my 1 year old and plan to do the same for this baby. It just worked alot better and hubby could also feed baby at night while i pumped. So we were both up and no one felt like someone was getting more sleep or not helping

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Check out the exclusive pumpers group! I've been EP since week 3. She's 14 weeks now. I supplemented with formula while my supply established, but I've been able to keep up with her so far and I have a pretty decent freezer stash going. Definitely made the transition to daycare and back to work smooth since we were already pumping and bottle feeding.

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When you start introducing formula you are going to have a negative impact on your supply

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Almost 15 months for me! It’s hard work and I wanted to quit many times but kept going because my goal was to give breastmilk for at least one year.  You need to establish a routine. Small goals. It gets easier once you’re able to drop pump sessions. I can’t wait to be done soon once my daughter starts eating better and doing whole milk. She loves her breast milk... hence why I’m still pumping at 15 months!

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