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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]More women should be warned that for SOME women, there IS a difference between your ability to make and let down milk for a baby and your ability to PUMP milk.

I couldn't pump milk to save my life, but had no supply problems when actually feeding a baby. I wasn't working, so I didn't have to pump and had very fat EBF Infants.

But the second I tried to pump, To build a back up supply, I dried up like a raisin. It was totally psychological. [/quote]

+1000

I never had milk supply issues until I tried to pump. It was very frustrating. A lot of people will tell you pumping can allow you to EBF and still have a lot of freedom/flexibility to leave your child with your spouse or other caregivers, to work, etc. Congrats to the people this is true for. It’s not true for everyone.

If you are a BF advocate, you should advocate for longer maternity leaves and stuff like onsite infant care at your workplace. That’s the only thing that would have enabled me to breastfeed while working.

Or we could just be less stigmatizing about using formula (or BF+formula if that works for you) as a solution that allows women to return to work, something most women HAVE to do.[/quote]

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