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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All of the advice here is good but I'd add this: sometimes, your body/baby just doesn't cooperate. I tried everything under the sun, it didn't work. Fed is best and sometimes, that means formula. I would have been a happier mom had I accepted that truth earlier. Good luck.[/quote]

Yes this 1000x

Our hospital had donor milk available for NICU babies and a bridge program so we could take some home. That's another option if you want to buy more time if your milk is taking time.

I thought I'd be against it but choose it and took some home. $5/ounce was too much to sustain so we did end up giving formula after a week and  half. Ready to drink made me feel better knowing it's sterile. Also much easier to handle logistics of. I kept pumping around the clock and now make 15-17oz a day and baby is taking 17-20oz. They tend to cap out around 25oz a day or well 25oz is a full supply so agree with PP- consider that if you have a good supply right off the bat when freezing!

Take care of you too and no matter what the feeding journey looks like you're doing great [/quote]

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