Needing Advice

Try to stick as close to a schedule as possible makes your day just a bit more predictable. Also when I was pumping I’d wake up before I knew it would be time for my baby to eat to gather my pump stuff and get started pumping as well as my babies bottle and have that all ready. Usually I’d either be closed to finishing pumping or would finish pumping a few minutes before my baby would wake up. If you know you have activities outside the house try to plan around your pumping and babies feeding schedule so that you can pump and baby eats right before leaving the house so it’s one less thing to worry about if it’s a quick errand run or things like that. Also at the beginning while still getting adjusted I would make my life easier by doing grocery pick up. Honestly it’s all trial and error and just playing around until you figure out what works for you and your baby. And be sure to give yourself grace. If all you did that day was take care of baby and yourself you still accomplished alot

My kid was a stage 5 clinger. So I got a carrier. I should have bought the comfortable expensive tula, I did the second time and barely used it 🙄 lots of tv on in the background or music or something cause the silence was driving me nuts. And trying to find some sort of group around if possible or at minimum walking around the block

Agree with schedule helped me!!
Her last 2 sentence!!! I can’t scream that enough!! If you fed yourself and the baby you did a great job!!
Be easy on yourself.

Whitby my 1st, i pumped in the morning, with the wall pump, before my wife went to work. Then my second pump would be a wearable. My 3rd session would be the wall pump. My wife bought me extras so that I didnt have to clean any pump parts. She bagged all of my milk before she came to bed and washed the bottle. In the morning she cleaned and sanitized all parts I used and replenished my snack tray so I was good for the day while she was at work. I always have the diaper bag packed- 4 diapers minimum. 2 change of clothes, socks, burp cloth, pack of wipes, diapers cream, sunscreen, sunhat, bag of snacks for myself. This way I felt less overwhelmed with getting everything ready? And it meant I was more likely to leave the house. I also made overnight oats everynight so that i ate well in the morning. Lots of bodyarmor, coconut water, and protein snacks. I got a baby carrier and wore her around the house to clean. I never tried to be quiet either. I didnt try to stick to a set schedule.