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[quote=Anonymous]That you don’t have to choose breastfeeding or formula. You can combo feed to whatever degree makes sense and adjust over time. I’m on leave with #2 and DH gives her one small bottle of formula a day (2 oz) to free me up a bit and get her constantly taking the bottle. But she is predominately breastfed. My output has never been great with the pump so I’m sure we will supplement more over time as we evaluate her needs. With my first I felt like such a failure when I couldn’t pump enough. With my second I see it as best of both worlds! And if pumping doesn’t work when I am back at work I’m going to quit way sooner and just aim for nursing morning and evenings.

Another thing that stuck with me from my first is a friend told me it gets better around 8 weeks and better again around 12. She was right both times and so with #2 who was way harder than my first I kept saying this to myself like the light at the end of the tunnel. It was true for both my kids. Maybe not like they got better overnight but things started getting noticeably better. And I joke that if I could have amnesia for the first 6 months that’d be great. I’ve learned I’m just not super into those first few months but a 6 month old?? Awesome and only better after that. My son is 3 now and it has challenges but I still prefer it to the newborn stage![/quote]

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