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Too Soon to Pump??
"JoAnna" wrote in message . net... Hi all... My new little one is 11 days old. BFing is going well. She had lost 8oz from her birthweight (10lbs5oz) by the time we were home from the hospital and put that back on within 4 days -Yippee ) My question is: Is it too early to start pumping? I have the pump parts sterelizing now. I feel 'letdown' when we nurse or before hand (if she cries, if i think about her crying, if i think about nursing, etc...) Is that a good enough sign to indicate pumping will work? I want to do some baby-free things this time around and figure i better get used to pumping if that's the case. With #1 DS I never pumped (well, once when he was 3months so i could go to a wedding) and so could really never leave him. Also he nursed to sleep every night which ended up being a problem when he was 15months old and couldn't put himself to sleep and awoke to nurse 5 times a night!! I figure if new DD is given a bottle of EBM at bedtime by daddy maybe that will help her develope some better sleeping skills. i dunno- i'm winging it!! My 1st child never had a bottle (except that time for the wedding) and didn't take a pacifier. This time I have offered the pacifier and sometimes it helps her calm down. Is it selfish not to want to be "The Human Pacifier" again? I think it may help this baby be a little more independent. Any input is welcome...) JoAnna #1 DS BF'd 18.5 months #2 DD 11 days old nursing great I don't think it's ever too early to pump. but, judging by some of the posts, I don't think I would give a bottle too soon. if you plan to use it right away, maybe look into a different feeding method... good luck! Edith |
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Too Soon to Pump??
"Dawn Lawson" wrote in message ... andrea topposted: But not as my experience. I am not a dr or midwife, and I don't come with a disclaimer! You don't have to be a dr or a midwife to realise that it isn't good to advice people to do things that have a likelihood of causing them problems. As Brigitte points out, you are now aware of the problem of nipple confusion from intro-ing bottles earlier than about 4 weeks. Luckily for you that hasn't been your heartbreaking reality, but there are a few people here who have experienced it and are finding it difficult to keep seeing you ignoring the suggestions that you at least MENTION that early bottles can cause problems. -- Andrea mom of - Peter 7, Ellie 5, Alden 3, Joseph 21 mths & little munchie man Kamron 3 weeks! Married to David since 2000. "Truffles" wrote in message ... andrea wrote: I know nothing about nipple confusion, so how can I comment on it? This is not true. Many people here have been explaining it frequently to you. You know about it now. -- Brigitte aa #2145 "Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence." ~ Albert Einstein except, as she points out, she isn't giving advice here, she is relating her experiences (as requested). I've had 3 kids, given bottles at early ages, and only with #3 had a problem. luckily, we were able to get past it after about 3 nights of screaming and persistence. Edith |
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Too Soon to Pump??
well...thanks for all the input folks. I am looking forward to going to a
concert next month and want to get the pumping thing working. I didn't do it with #1 and so could never leave him for something like that. |
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