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[quote=Anonymous]No. It's not worth it. I was you with the LC's and pumping 8x/day and doing every possible thing I read about or got recommended. It's not worth it.

I say this as someone who thought I was doing the best possible thing for my baby, and I didn't come to regret it until a couple of months after I stopped. My kids are now 7 and 4. I EP'ed after 2 mos of trying unsuccessfully to get DC1 to latch. It's, to-date, my biggest parenting regret.

I thought I had my pumping system down. I could pump in a car with DH driving. I had so many ways to store, transport, and thaw BM I could have started an e-commerce site with the products I had researched. I was probably right that I had figured out the most efficient way to EP. But, in retrospect, I regret every second I was attached to a pump while DC1 was awake. We switched to 100% formula at around 7 mos, and I slowly became aware of what I had lost. (And I EBF DC2 until 13mos, so I've got nothing against BF'ing when it works.)

The only piece of parenting advice I confidently give is that EP'ing is [b]absolutely not worth it[/b]. Also, DC1 who got only formula after 7mos is basically never sick (unlike EBF DC2) and smart as a whip.

You are an amazing mom! You love your baby. You want to do what's best for your baby. I'm an internet stranger, but I can assure you that what's best for your baby is that you be relaxed. That you be there to hold him whenever he needs you. That you have the time and energy to snuggle him and just love him. He will thrive on formula (heck, I'm 100% formula-fed and I got a PhD from Harvard, no joke).

You don't need to give your baby breast milk to be a good mom. I promise you. You already are a great mom! [/quote]

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