ok, this is totally up to you and your family. but we have been doing a combo of breastfeeding and pumping and bottlefeeding since DS was born, and I returned to work when DS was 9 weeks old.
and it's all going fine
but DH has given DS at least one of his meals every day since birth, so he's been used to it ... so we've never had any issues with nipple confusion or separation anxiety or anything like that ...
it's not easy, but it is totally doable, if you and your DH have worked out how it's going to work, and have agreed to make it happen
we use the avent electric pump, which is fantastic.
If you pump less than your bubba feeds, you might need to do an extra pump or two to make up the milk, if you don't want to use formula ... that's what I do. It's hard work, but it's only for a few more months!
But in the last week or so, we have had to start giving him some formula - but I'm out from 7am-6pm, which is a bit different!
And the ABA have some super tips, too!
so yeah, kind of exhausted (particularly with other stuff going on, but worth it for us ...
Last edited by peanutter; November 29th, 2010 at 08:36 PM.
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