Expressing milk

LO is 2 months, and breastfed only. I would like to start expressing so my partner can feed her, and I can leave her with her dad for small periods of time knowing she has a bottle if needed. However I don't know where to begin. I'm worried about messing up the routine and milk flow for her. Is there a better time to express and should I express same time everyday?

Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated, if any other mums are currently doing the same x

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You could express after a feed throughout the day, by collecting in a hakkaa or a hand pump.
Try not to worry too much, and allow her to get used to a bottle. she might not take it first, second, third time so it’s good to take some time

This is what we are doing. I go to bed a bit earlier at 10+ and my husband stays up with her till midnight and does the last feeds with the expressed milk. He also helps to feed if I need to shower etc and baby wakes from a nap and needs to feed. Because he goes to bed a bit later than her, I wake up at about 1+ and manage to pump a cycle then, while she is still sleeping and would usually wake at 2 or 3+ and she can feed normally again then. And during the daytime I do a 10min pump after some feeds, those 15-30ml pump after a feed still accumulate to give at least a bottle or two for my husband. Hope this helps x

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