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[quote=Anonymous]Breastfeed as soon and as often as you can after birth. Like, try to start within the hour, and don’t be surprised if you are nursing 6+ hrs a day at first. Figure out what the lactation consultant situation is at your hospital. If they don’t send them around to new moms soon after birth, consider hiring your own to help you soon after birth. Even if you think it’s going well, have someone experienced look at your latch at least sometime the first day. You do not need to pump right away or at all. The best thing is to let baby empty your breast, not a pump. Try breast compressions too, while they’re eating. Oh, and I’m the first couple weeks, keep them awake for long feeds by blowing on their face, tickling them, whatever. My second didn’t take a bottle and it was fine. You will still get breaks even if your baby doesn’t take a bottle. Don’t stress yourself out trying different bottles, nipples, etc etc, if you don’t want to/have to.[/quote]
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