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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t have advice but I’m thinking of pumping because I don’t like nursing. What would you recommend? My baby 1 months old. I prefer the pump. [/quote]

Not OP but I’m the PP that just posted. I chose to pump after latch and weight issues. I liked knowing how much my baby ate, but wanted to give him breast milk.

I started off pumping every two hours during the day and every 3 hours at night. Every two hours was too much and I ended up switching to pumping every 3 hours. He started sleeping longer stretches at night and I would drop a pump when he did so I wasn’t having to wake up and pump. I’m down to 7 pumps.

This is our schedule

7am: I wake up and pump 
7:30: baby wakes up and eats
10am: I pump
10:30am: baby eats 
1pm: Pump
1:30: Feed
4pm: Pump
4:30: Feed
7pm: Pump
7:30pm: Feed
10pm: Pump 
4am: Pump and feed

Most people I know who pump feed their baby next days milk but I feed my baby the milk I just pumped. I put whatever he won’t eat in the fridge to use for another feed or to freeze.

I plan to drop the 4am pump when he starts sleeping through the night and then slowly increasing the time in between pumps. I don’t think that will happen for another 1-2 months.

My baby sleeps in my room so I use the nursery as my pumping station. I would recommend you get a place where you can have your pump set up and ready to go. [/quote]

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