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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just had my first baby this month and I’m mostly breastfeeding but also pumping and we add a bottle of formula in. He eats 10 times a day and I’m pumping 4-5 times a day. He’s an incredibly slow eater ( 30-60 minutes at a time) and the pump I’m done in 20-30 minutes. I make more milk than he can eat and I’m really trying to take advantage and create a freezer stash for when my milk supply regulates and I go back to work. This was encouraged by the two IBLCE I went to see.

I enjoy breastfeeding my little guy but I have been finding I prefer the pump even more because it’s so much quicker. I’m starting to wonder if I should switch to pumping since I’m pumping for half of his feeds anyway. Then I stop myself and think my supply will regulate and he will become more efficient. Would you switch to pumping or continue to breastfeed and just wait it out? 
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I’ve pumped and breastfed with all three of my kids. I work and am very active and pumping gives me the ability to express milk when the baby isn’t with me or is sleeping. Pumping can also help you maintain or increase supply. It’s not a binary and I wouldn’t overthink it - I find the more relaxed I am about this stuff and the fewer “rules” or black and white ideas I have about things the easier it is and the less boxed in I feel. [/quote]

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