pumping

[szw2008]

Is anyone else pumping and really getting tired of it? After the hospital made him have a bottle he would never take the breast so I have to pump. I am really getting tired of it. I just feel guilty if he has to have formula all the time (he gets it 2-3 times a day) plus pumping is free. I just find it so hard to take 30 minutes every 3 hours to pump. By the time I'm done both my boys are upset and I have to calm them both down. I just don't know what to do. I want him to have breast milk but I just want to quit!

[cocacolapanda]

Yeah, I plan to pump in class, it'll be mostly females but there will be some guys possibly.  The hands free system I have just makes my boobs look huge so other than that it looks normal.

For a hands free bra, if you have an old bra that fits (or go buy a cheap one) you can save a little money by cutting your own holes in it (many who have tole me that cutting a small slit works best so everything fits snugly.

[Ready_4_Baby_2]

Meant to say that sometimes I look at pictures of my little girl to help me.

[Ready_4_Baby_2]

I'm still pumping twice at work and once in the morning. I switched to nursing at night. I still hate getting up and going at work. I heard about the hands free bra but I dont have one, thought about getting one. So are you going to pumping in class with it? Good Luck!

[cocacolapanda]

Just wondering if any of you are still doing so and struggling to find ways to make it work?  

I'm finding it's exhausting to pump and I just get lazy with it, but with an over supply it's not too hard for me to prolong when I pump.  And I'm worried how to handle it in school starting the end of this month, 8 hours with a one hour break and a few short breaks isn't enough to pump.  SO....Someone on Yahoo told me about the Freemie system, I got mine and have been giving it a try.  I've only used it twice but tonight I'll be using it while doing chores around the house hands free.  I think if you can try to go hands free it might make it a little easier on you.

sqw2008, if you still want to breastfeed, keep trying.  when I had that issue with my son it took me about a month to get him back on the boob, and I made it happen only at night.  Maybe try when he's groggy before bed (or for the middle of the night feedings).

[szw2008]

I actually have been trying to breastfeed. The only problem is when I let down I literally spray milk.... Jacob doesn't like that one bit!

The hospital made me give him a bottle because he was losing top much weight and I actually couldn't leave until he had a bottle. I pumped milk for the first bottle because I wanted to avoid formula but he was still hungry afterwards. I was so disappointed in myself and I felt like a failure.

I keep hoping that we will try again and he will just magically take my breast...but each time I feel a let down I know he will jerk back and get mad then its over.

[Heatherm4]

I kinda thought nipple confusion was a little weird. My little guy will take pretty much anything...he's not happy about taking the bottle too much though.
Pumping I find is a pain in the @ss!! I find it boring and I never get any more than 3oz!
How much is your little one's drinking at this time?!
I think that's my hardest issue...not sure how much Brady needs because I have no idea how much he gets from my breasts.

[Ready_4_Baby_2]

I'm tired too. I feel gulity saying it but I'm going to keep trying. My supply has dropped really low but luckily I have a lot of frozen milk that we use. Plus I haven't been drinking much water so I'm back on it today and for now on. Looks like my baby may be allegric to the milk-based formula so  we need to buy Soy. I'm trying to hold out and just use my breast milk.

[mstanfordrn42]

Ok, I am an OB nurse and a mother and a grandmother.  I don't believe in Nipple Confusion.  You need to keep working with him getting him to take breast.  Pumping is exhausting.  My daughter just had a baby girl in July.  She did the same thing, but Miranda would not give up.  She worked tirelessly with her trying to get her to nurse.  It took a while, but she finally got it.  I am sure the hospital had a reason to give the bottle.  Usually its because the baby's blood sugar has dropped and a bottle is better than an IV.  But one bottle would not cause nipple confusion.  Keep trying to offer breast if you really REALLY want to breast feed.

[VaniDavila]

I had that same problem. My daughter would not take the breast at all, but that was my mistake because I gave her bottle at first. I was pumping for the first month and feeding her that breastmilk. She would only take formula when we were out. Believe me, I was so fed up with pumping I was about to give up. Then one day I was too lazy to get out of bed during a midnight feeding and I just gave her breast and she took it. I was amazed so since then I have only breastfed her. Now she won't even take a bottle. What I'm trying to say is don't give up. Your baby really needs that milk. Try giving him the breast again. Now he's a little older so maybe he'll take it.