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[quote=Anonymous]FTM – completely overwhelmed with the supplies needed for breastfeeding.  I have searched through the forum, but was hoping to try to get all of this in one place because it has been really confusing putting everything together.  My plan is to EBF for the majority of my maternity leave – 12 weeks – and then pump when I go back to work.  Here are my questions thus far:
1.	For those who did EBF, how many bras and nursing tanks did you have?  I had 2 nursing tanks and one nursing bra.  I would do laundry every 3-4 days anyways.
2.	Did you have different bras for night time and for during the day?  No, I basically lived in the nursing tanks.
3.	For the moms with a larger chest (pre-pregnant in the 36E range), how much bigger did you get?  Thus far I have been able to stick with most of the bras I was using before getting pregnant but they aren’t breastfeeding ones so I will get new ones.  I was a 34A pre-pregnancy and a 36C/D during nursing.
4.	What brands work best for that size and will I have to order them online?  Not really applicable to me since I'm relatively small up top, but I wore Target brand (Gillian O'Malley I think).
5.	Did you buy breastfeeding bras before the baby was born/do you recommend I have a couple to start with and then add to them?  I bought them during my late third trimester.  This time, I started wearing them when my bras got a little tight in the early second trimester.
6.	Any advice on what to expect when transitioning from EBF to a combo of pumping and breast feeding?  Not really applicable to me because I EP'ed after 8 weeks due to reflux/weight gain issues and my baby always took a bottle no problem (we supplemented since day 1 until my supply evened out around 12 weeks and I was keeping up with her).  If you have supply issues (baby seems always hungry), its good to pump for 10-15 minutes following a feeding to stimulate more milk production.  If you don't have supply issues though, this is a bad idea because it'll give you supply issues (you'll have an oversupply, which is bad too).  Make sure you offer a bottle early on so that the baby goes between bottle and breast easily.  Maybe offer pumped milk or a bottle of formula for one of the middle of the night feedings so you can get some sleep.  You don't want to have issues with taking a bottle since you know that you are definitely going back to work and can't really be pure breast.  Good luck, I hope it works out for you!  Don't sweat it if it doesn't though.[/quote]

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