Moms who breastfeed and pump.

[novembermunchkin94]

I'm due in just 24 days and planning to breastfeed. But I also want my boyfriend or other family members to be able to feed the baby in case I'm busy or for when I go back to work. But I'm worried about how difficult it might be to go from breast to bottle so much. Did your little one have a hard time latching after being bottle fed or did he/she just go right at it?

[novembermunchkin94]

I do plan to breast feed only for at least the first two weeks. I just know it'll be a little helpful to have someone else be able to feed him at times. Thank you ladies! (:

[mercyace]

I had my son 3 wks ago and I'm doing both. He does get fustrated when i go to breast feed him, so if you plan to do both. Ofcourse depending on your baby and how he/she is on breast feeding and bottle feeding, i would breast feed before your baby gets extremely hungry.. I'm still learning on it lol

[kward2]

It is better to try to immediately breastfeed. Let the baby get used to that and the introduce the bottle. It will also help with your milk production as well.

[PrinceShawnsMom]

I've heard it's best to do only beat for the 1st 15 days or something, then baby wouldn't mind going back & forth.

[ashes0291]

My son had,no problems, he was a nicu baby too. I used mams bottles. Just make sure to keep your boobs on a schedule so you dont lose milk production.

[PrinceShawnsMom]

With my 1st, that was the reason I couldn't breast feed at all. I was young & didn't know any better, nor had I taken a class before so I put breast & bottle on my birth plan. Right street delivery staff & family was giving him bottles, when I tried to do breast he wouldn't. I felt Terrible. This time, I am doing breast exclusively for the 1st month - my classes start back after the 1st month. Then, I still plan to do breast while I'm home/able.

[kward2]

My daughter had no problem. They gave her a bottle first because they took her to the NICU. Then when I went in to breastfeed she had no problem latching. I breast fed and pumped for 9 months and she never had a problem adjusting to either.