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[quote=Anonymous]You should ask Jeff to transfer this to the GENERAL PARENTING forum. Those moms know more, but here we go ;)

1.	I went to Walmart and got 5 packages of those "3 for $10" cotton sports bras. Best thing ever... easy to wash, cheap and easily replaceable.

2.	I slept topless. Easy access for the baby - we co slept so she'd nurse while I slept (saving my sleep) and much healthier for you. I kept a towel under me when we were in the leaking phase. No nursing pad would keep up with the gushes of milk

3.	I was E before pregnancy and go to I during the time my supply was getting established. The Walmart bras worked just fine. I don't really know why women spend so much money in nursing bras!!!!

4.	I tried plenty of bras on at Kohls and maternity stores before deciding to go the Walmart route - BTW, if you're nursing in public they're much much more discrete than nursing bras.

5.	I bought a bunch and started replacing as they were getting some wear... I went back maybe 2 times during the 15 mos we breastfed

6.	Get a hands free pumping bra, the kind that zips in the front. Also, pump as much as you can during the day and try to pump one side while your baby eats in the other during the weekend. Build a freezer stash during your maternity leave - you'll practice pumping and will have some reserves for days that you might have to skip a pumping session or when your period comes (your supply might drop a few days before the period)

7.	Learn to nurse laying on your side. You can sleep and feed the baby at the same time. 
         Keep a bottle of water in every room. And ALWAYS drink when you feed. Don't ignore the thirst that comes with let down - it's your body asking for more fluids to make more milk.
          Nurse on demand, forget the clock. The baby eats when they want and your only job for the first few weeks is to feed them. Ignore the phone, the laundry, the dishes and the guests. Nothing can substitute those first weeks to build a healthy supply.[/quote]

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