Aw thanks for thinking of me. Things are going a little better. It still hurts but it's a lot more tolerable and so we're pumping less and breastfeeding more. My routine is to pump two bottles in the morning (one from each side) when my milk production is highest, and put them into the fridge for later. If we go out running errands or my nipples are really irritated he gets one bottle in the afternoon. Then when I go to bed at 10 or 11pm after feeding DS, DH usually stays up for a bit and gives him a bottle before he comes to bed. This time varies depending on when DS eats again but it's usually around 2 am. Then I get up early with DS while DH sleeps in a little (he has flexible hours at work so he can do this). If DH goes to bed early I give him the bottle just before I turn in so I know he has a full belly and won't wake me in an hour. I'm hoping over the next few weeks we can go from tolerable to pain free.




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