Anyone else thinking about NOT breastfeeding ?

I'm considering pumping - anyone exclusively pumped breast milk?

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I didn’t but my BFF did with her second! Well after the first month she stopped putting babe on her breast and bottle fed her instead.
She had 3-4 pumps so she could alternate them, so she didn’t have to keep cleaning the same one everyday. She also started with like a few set of every bottle and she fed her baby with each one to find his preference and just switched to exclusively one type of bottle.
Her baby is 9 months old she had to pumped so much; she had to have enough to last the full year plus providing for the dad and daycare to take home and she is also combo feeding with formula. And she is done with her breastfeeding journey, & she is happy that she had enough stored away that she didn’t have to pump the entire year. But it was a lot on her body as much as breastfeeding would be.

I did for a whole year. And it was beyond miserable lol. I’ll def try to breastfeed this time around for convenience.

I exclusively pumped for a year, it can be a chore but I did enjoy being able to give him my milk as I wasn’t able to EBF xxx

I am also thinking about exclusively pumping. I want to try and give baby breast milk but also want Dad to be able to do some feeds like with our first daughter who was formula fed. I have bought momcosy S12 wearable pump and been following posts on a FB group for exclusively pumping to educate myself. It seems like the first 12 weeks especially will be alot of hard work making sure to do pumps round the clock and through the night.

my baby was EBF and wouldn’t take a bottle! We tried for 5 months to do bottles and she wouldn’t take a single one! I wish I would have bottle fed as much as I could so others could help me. I definitely recommend pumping to other moms for that reason alone!!

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Sleeping bag

8 week old in sleeping bag for first time as big enough! Do you feed your child in the night whilst in the sleeping bag or taken them out, feed then transfer back to sleeping bag before putting down?

Leaky nappy help

What nappies are you using to stop leaks?? We use pampers ultra dry size 5, and for the past few nights he has lashed through and we’ve had to completely change him during the night. Last night he leashed through twice!! He sleeps on his front and stays leaks through at the top of his leg where the tabs connect. Didn’t know whether to size up, he has a bit of a belly on him but he’s smack in middle of weight guidance so shouldn’t need too

Not drinking

I’m going crazy. Baby born at 2.26kg. Slow to put on weight. This last week hasn’t put on any. Been trying to feed him at night and he’s not interested at all. Fast asleep. During day he will have 5 minute gulps and that’s it. He don’t cry for milk. I’ve got to keep offering to him. I try to offer it every hour but I don’t know what I’m doing. HV said nutrition comes after 5 minutes so I should pump first and then give him. I find it so hard. I tried to pump one boob nothing came. The other abit came. Tried giving him express he’s not interested in that too. Sometimes he will go for a longer a feed but not long at all. He’s 4 months and is currently 5.46kg. I have no family or friend support here and wish I had a cook, cleaner and nanny to help with everything so I can concentrate on the little one. I don’t know what’s wrong with him but I’m loosing it. It doesn’t help that my also stressed generally about my relationship and life circumstances. Any advice that will work. Any comfort you can give. I’m fed up. Is this regression - not feeding. He’s fast fast asleep. I’ve been trying to push the nipple in but that mouth is closed shut. I took some clothes off. Changed his nappy but he’s still asleep. Please help

Am I wrong?

I’ve been wanting to add more garden beds to my garden. Husband says “hey do you want to go to Home Depot to get that wood for the garden beds.” Cool I’m excited I’ve been wanting to get this done for awhile.

We get there and we’re picking out wood and I make 2 comments about how I don’t like how 2 pieces of wood look that he picked out. And he says if you’re going to be this picky then u can do this yourself.

I literally made 2 comments and mind you I’m the one paying for the wood.

I felt dismissed and like my opinion didn’t matter and if I wanted to have an opinion then I need to do it myself. Like what?

It was rude and not okay. Am I wrong? Am I overreacting?

He thinks it was fine that he said that.

My little one is struggling with sleep

Hey! I'm in need of some advice please girls! My little boy is 20 months turns 21 months in 2 half weeks. He use to sleep through the night now he is waking up every single night in the early morning, I've had to transition him to a toodler bed as he kept climbing out his cot. Just need some advice on what I can do to help him get back in to a sleep pattern?

5.30am wakeups 😫😴

My 15 week old has started waking up about 5.30am and is really hard to settle back down - it’s like he thinks it’s time to wake up for the day. He used to go to bed at 9pm and was up at 8am but now he goes to bed between 7.30-8pm as he’s knackered by then but waking up at 5.30am😴. Any advice to get him to sleep a little longer in the morning?! Even an extra hour would be lovely 🤣