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[quote=Anonymous]NP here.  Just wanted to also chime in to give OP support if she wants to EP.

OP, I EPd for a year and it was manageable. I think if you decide to EP, then stopping attempting to breastfeed will help reduce the time/effort overall.

What I did was rent a hospital pump and use it almost exclusively for the first 12 weeks to establish supply (and yes, there were definitely middle of the night pump sessions). Once I felt like supply was regulated more, I used a hands-free pump to go out and about and to pump at work, still using the hospital-grade pump for almost 9 months.

I gradually dropped pumping sessions and found that my sweet spot was 4x a day, yielding 36-40 oz.  I had to buy 2 freezers to store the extra milk.  You’ll find little tips to make it easier too. I’ll say that my husband was a very willing and active participant in doing things like washing pump parts/bottles and getting up at 5am to feed the freshly pumped bottle.

The one downside for me was that I tended to get clogged ducts easily- I guess because the pump wasn’t as efficient as a baby’s mouth?

Good luck![/quote]

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