How do you feed your baby?

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Personally- I pump almost exclusively. I have super sensitive nips so being able to control when & how I express milk helps me feel in control of my body. Plus I’ve really leaned into my ritual of pump time. I scroll social media, eat chocolate and drink electrolytes. It’s a nice re-charge time. Sometimes I will have to supplement with formula if she is going through a growth spurt and my milk production is catching up, but she is 99%  breastfed.
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Just curious what everyone is doing, no judgement. I believe fed is best ❤️

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I personally just nurse.
But that is because I am lazy also. I would never ever want to (well, if needed, I will) wash the bottles, the pump, think about storeing milk, and take the bottles and milk along with me to somewhere... I just take my boob out and feed him, wherever needed. (I also have planned on around two years of parental leave from work, so I don't need to pump because of going to work also).

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I do all three because of work. Nurse when I’m home. Pump at work. Formula if I can’t keep up. In a perfect world, I’d have stayed home until she was weaned but we couldn’t afford to do that.

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I pump too! It was hard at first but now my son is 5 months and I only have to pump 5 times a day and my baby can almost hold his own bottle so I’ve got SOOO much freedom back. I didn’t plan on exclusively pumping but I’m kinda glad it worked out this way. I just never really wanted to be a human pacifier, plus I’m super anxious and I like to know how much my son is eating.

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Tried breast feeding for two months and it was amazing but my son was premature and my body couldn’t produce more than 5oz a day of titty milk. I tried everything and saw 10 doctors about it. Eventually he needed more milk a day So we switched him to formula after 2 months and I have to say it’s the best thing I’ve ever done for my son and myself. 
Fed is best, no matter how ❤️

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I nurse and pump…..i exclusively nurse until 3 months but i pump the whole time. At 3 months i introduce bottles and pacifiers. With my first two i went back to work, but my second was 3 months when Covid hit! But i still gave him bottles so dad can feed him (he gets jealous 😂)! Due in August with no plans to go back to work but still planning to do both. I hate my nipples being touched as well so i need breaks sometimes!

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I am exclusively nursing my son currently. With my daughter, I didn't produce enough to exclusively breastfeed so I pumped what I could and supplemented with formula. I have tonsay that nursing is so much easier not having to worry about bottles.

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I mostly nursed but my baby got bottles of breastmilk one day a week at daycare. Once she turned one we stopped with bottles, so she doesn’t have milk at daycare and just nurses at home. So glad I don’t have to pump anymore 😂 There was nothing I hated more.

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Formula because my son has to be on soy products. But I plan to pump then breastfeed if this next baby can consume dairy :)

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