Exclusively pumping

I tried breastfeeding with my son and it wasn’t for me and now with my daughter i want to still giver her breastmilk just not by chest feeding any tips on engorgement it was kinda a last minute decision when i realized formula upsets her stomach and so i was already in pain to i expressed gave it to her and she tolerated it way better i just ordered my pump through insurance and need tips on relieving pain until it comes 😩😩😩

I got the manual pump and it was life saver thank you guys for the tips ❤️❤️

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massage the breast (towards the nipple) before/whilst pumping and expressing, hot compress before pumping/expressing and then cold compress afterwards. These helped me in the first couple of weeks of breastfeeding now 1 month postpartum and very rarely become engorged!

Hand pumps or Haakaa are a rather affordable option that you can often find at your local big box store or maybe pharmacy. Not how I'd want to do every pump but helpful while you wait or if you just need to take the pressure off once in a while as you go through your journey.

Can you afford to go and buy a manual from the store. And id start using that every 2 to 3 hours until your one from insurance comes

Definitely a hand pump! Sometimes I even get a better output from my hand pump it just takes longer of course

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