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[quote=Anonymous]Seasoned breastfeeding Mom here on baby #2. I exclusively breastfed / pumped my first child for over 2 years and the beginning was hell.

My second was in the NICU so I had no choice but to supplement from the beginning. Could I torture her and us while attempting to go back to fully breastfed? Absolutely. Am I going to do it? No.

Do I feel guilty? A little. The lactation consultants in the hospital were like, hey, you have to pump all night long while she's in the NICU. After 24 hours of active labor there was no way in hell I was waking up to pump either. They also wanted me to pump if she didn't feed every 3 hours. I'm not doing that either. I have a bit more confidence in my strategy only because I breastfed for so long. I'm not sacrificing my sanity for supply. It's ok to supplement.

Eventually I'm going to also start back on regular birth control which they tell you not to do too. I'm not risking a other pregnancy and didn't have supply issues on regular birth control last time. In other words, I take the advice with a HUGE grain of salt. Not everyone has to have the same breastfeeding journey.

In fact you are doing great by managing everything as best you can! Just keep repeating that and eventually you'll feel it.[/quote]

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