Anyone NOT pumping?

Question

With my first I pumped my life away AND breastfed and I feel like it only contributed to my engorgement and made me miserable. I got a Haakaa this time around to help with letdown but I’d like to try to avoid pumping as much as possible. 
Has anyone NOT pumped and been successful? With a milk catcher like the Haakaa can you catch, put it in a container, refrigerate, and then add to it throughout the day and feedings? Then freeze it??

Answer

I didnt pump at all for my second until I started needing to leave her for more than an hour or two. I would just pump once a day for a couple days leading up to when i needed to have the milk. It was nice not pumping but once I started she was so used to only nursing that she NEVER took a bottle! Not once. I went back to school and she would literally starve herself all day until I came home she even started losing weight and her doctors wanted me to give formula but she wouldn't take that either! This time I'm planning on introducing the bottle somewhat regularly so I don't have to go through that again!

Answer

I can’t answer the first part. But for the second with the Hakaa, I have two small bottles in the fridge that I use all day then sanitize after I freeze. One bottle is for the cold that I keep adding to once milk is same temp. to get around 4 oz to freeze. The other is for the room temperature milk. I use this all day and make the freezer bag at night.

Answer

I barely pumped with my first baby! Maybe a few times just when We needed to give him a bottle while I was gone! Breastfeeding right from the tap is so much easier!

Anyone NOT pumping?

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