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[quote=Anonymous]It’s a lot but no different than formula feeding. I pumped for my first and breastfed my second, but I’ve had many friends who formula fed and their babies fed every 2-3 round the clock in the newborn stage. I was not comfortable co-sleeping and my both my babies slept in the Snoo until we sleep trained at 4 months old.

For first baby:

I pumped every 2 hours for my first baby for two weeks ( baby wouldn’t latch) and it was too much. I switched to pumping every 2 hours during the day and every 3 hours at night, but that was still exhausting, and I switched to pumping every 3 hours at 4 weeks. It was difficult but I think all of that pumping helped create a strong supply. I started having my husband doing 1 pump at night so I could get a 4-5 hour stretch of sleep. I slowly decreased my pumps as my baby started sleeping longer stretches. I pumped until 6 months and fed frozen milk and formula.

For second baby:

I breastfed every 2 hours around the clock for the first 4 weeks. My baby started sleeping 4-5 hour stretches at 4 weeks and I didn’t wake up to pump. I did feed every 2 hours during the day and fed him when he woke up at night. I pumped at night before bed to empty my breasts. I breastfed until 6 months and then fed frozen milk and formula.

I’m glad breastfeeding worked out with my second baby because I don’t think I would have been able to pump and take care of a baby and toddler.

I pumped with my first and breastfed for the first 4 weeks to create a strong supply and then started sleeping 4-5 hour stretches. I would pump once a day or give 1 bottle of formula a day so you can get some sleep at night. I used to fully pump until empty and then sleep 4-5 hours until my baby woke up to eat again. You can pump or switch over to formula if you want your husband to feed the baby. [/quote]

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