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[quote=Anonymous]I EP'd for my first and only made it 12 weeks. He had to take bottles in the beginning bc he was premature and had some glucose issues. I was super lax about getting him to the breast in the early weeks and it just never clicked, so that's why I ended up EPing. It was really hard, stressful and time consuming - you spend all of your time pumping, then feeding, then washing parts. I remember him waking up from sleeping and being mid-pump session soooo many times and feeling so frazzled because I needed to finish/ lacked the mobility to soothe him.

With my second, I honestly assumed I'd just pump in the very beginning and switch to formula before driving myself crazy. BUT, I am four months in and have been breastfeeding this baby and just pumping when we're apart. I still supplement with formula, usually in the evening when baby wants to cluster feed before bed and I don't have anything left to give. My advice is to try really hard to get the baby to latch to the breast (if you want to give breastmilk! formula is great too!) or just know when to wave the white flag if pumping gets to be too much for you. It is really hard. Breastfeeding has been lightyears easier and I'd like to continue doing it as long as baby wants it and my body will allow.

I'll also add that those hands free pumps would have made my life a lot easier if they'd been around with my first. So if you have the resources, maybe give those a try? They are expensive. [/quote]

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