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I am going to be a first time mommy and I want to breastfeed but I am still in School. My goal is to breast feed as long as I can but I know I will have to pump and give my child a bottle. Can a child go back and forth? I want to breast feed as long as possible and I have heard that once a baby uses a bottle they don't go back. Any Suggestions?
Absolutely! In order to fully establish breastfeeding, it is suggested that you nurse at the breast as much as possible for the first 6 weeks, both to establish supply and to get baby on track with latching. Of course, some babies will be fine going back and forth from bottle to breast from the beginning, so that is a guideline, but if you can't manage it don't lose hope!
If you know you'll be away from baby for school, you will need to pump. My suggestion would be to contact your insurance company - some will pay for the pump rental, but you have to ask. I'd also check with your hospital, which is often a great place to rent a pump for a reasonable cost. You can also add a pump to your registry in hopes that you'll be gifted it from friends and family.
It's great that you are thinking ahead and planning - that is the first step to success!
I started to pump and offered a bottle at 3 weeks. My baby had no problem going back and forth between breast and bottle. I mainly nurse, but pumping is very helpful!
When my milk started to slow, I started giving him formula from a bottle once he got everything he could from me and he has no problem with either. He knows how to eat from both and enjoys the change up I think.
Absolutely! In order to fully establish breastfeeding, it is suggested that you nurse at the breast as much as possible for the first 6 weeks, both to establish supply and to get baby on track with latching. Of course, some babies will be fine going back and forth from bottle to breast from the beginning, so that is a guideline, but if you can't manage it don't lose hope!
If you know you'll be away from baby for school, you will need to pump. My suggestion would be to contact your insurance company - some will pay for the pump rental, but you have to ask. I'd also check with your hospital, which is often a great place to rent a pump for a reasonable cost. You can also add a pump to your registry in hopes that you'll be gifted it from friends and family.
It's great that you are thinking ahead and planning - that is the first step to success!
My daughter is 8 months now, but when she was born my milk took over a week to come in and we ended up back in the hospital because she had lost so much weight. I was worried because the hosptial forced us to bottle feed her formula ever hour or so and I was worried that she would not want the breast. But she nurses when she feels like it and takes a bottle when she feels like it. We have a very successful balance. It is possible, even if they get a bottle in the first week. Just be persistant and don't give up!
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