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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Personally, I'd nurse while you are home, but let your spouse give bottles of pumped milk or formula so he can share that responsibility.  And then just switch to formula when you return to work.  It doesn't have to be all or nothing.  [/quote]

Hoe about that approach?  Just BF while you are on leave.  It is easy in the sense that you never have to worry about formula or bottles or anything and it is free.  Big bonus is that is burns tons of calories and is protective of your health.  THen switch to formula when you return to office.[/quote]

This sentiment is one that really bothered me after I had my son. I’m sure PP means well but I did not find breastfeeding easy. It was uncomfortable, took a while to get a rhythm and my whole day revolved around feeding the baby. Formula feeding is much easier and I switched pretty early on. And I was one of those people that did not lose weight until after I stopped breastfeeding - sure you burn a ton of calories but you also have to eat a ton of calories to produce milk. [/quote]

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