Hi girls,
I posted a week or so ago asking for help for my exclusively breastfed baby who was refusing bottles.
I eventually changed to lansinoh teat and she's now taking the bottle, which is great, thank you for the advice :)
Now I'm a bit stuck as I am not too sure how to slowly stop breastfeeding. When I give her a bottle, am I supposed to pump a little bit to empty my boobs as it means technically I am missing a feed ?
Thank you in advance xx
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Depends how full you get, you can try hand expressing or 5 10mins with a pump just to relieve your breasts when needed but don't drain them as that will signal to your body to keep producing. I stopped breastfeeding for mental health reasons and did it really drastically which I don't recommend as the hormone dip it created exacerbated my symptoms.