Hi ladies. I’m just wondering if I should purchase feeding bootles, bottle warmer, sterilising gear etc before I give birth? I’m planning to breastfeed but not sure how that will go. Should I just wait and see or prepare in advance? How are you going about it?
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I think wait and see if you’re planning on breastfeeding! You’ll likely have a higher chance at success if you’ve not got all the gear in to bottle feed, and if you do want to bottle, all the stuff is easily available on the high street anyway 😊

thank you so much. PS: I feel like I need to do an actual research on all the different brands are out there!🤦🏼♀️

I would wait if you are planning to EBF. You could however always put things in a wish list on the likes of Amazon ready just to buy should you need to. I always k re I would move to expressing from around 6 weeks so had everything apart from a pump good to go x

I got a few random brands of bottles based on research of what would be good for a breast feeding baby. I got a sterilizer too but you can prob just buy microwave bags for it. Just in case my milk takes a while to come in i want to have options.

If your going to breast feed you could get Evie catching cups they are amazing as for pumps I have a standard pump. I regret not getting wearable pump which makes it sound so much easy but first I would give yourself a week of established feeding first then go from there you will be amazing 😊

Have a think if you are going to exclusively breast feed or breast feed and pump too. I knew I wanted to breast feed but have some pumped into bottles for my husband to give him sometimes so I brought the stuff for it. If you don’t plan on doing that I’d wait and see how you get on with EBF x

I didn’t buy any bottles yet or breast pumps, I plan to breastfeed my baby, but my husband said I can order it online at the hospital when I deliver my baby.

Thank you all for your tips xx, so so helpful
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