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I'm exclusively br___tfeeding my 3 week old son right now. We haven't introduced a bottle or formula (or even a pacifier) and we're waiting until 6 weeks before doing so (pumped milk/pacifier, no formula) to ensure we have established good br___tfeeding. I don't want to stop br___tfeeding, but I would like my husband to give the baby one or two bottles a day, so I'm not up all the time (my baby eats every 2 1/2 hours, if not more often). I have a question - how can I do the pumping without jeopardizing my milk supply? And, if I do start pumping, will my br___t size decrease? My br___ts have grown unreasonably large, and I need some relief there (i.e. reduced size) if possible, so that's another reason to pump. I just don't want to increase my milk supply by br___tfeeding and pumping, and thus increase my br___t size. Any advice? Our lactation consultant said to br___tfeed and pump right after for five minutes, but to me, that would seem like increased demand which would increase the milk supply. How do others do this? Thanks.
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I am an exclusive pumper (as in I pump and just give my baby a bottle - she never latched on correctly and we both got frustrated). Anyway, if your milk supply increases your b___st size doesn't necessarily. If I was in your position I would feed baby on one side, and pump the other. Or feed baby and at the time you'd feed her again pump instead. You'll probably be able to pump more than baby will eat (that is if you have a decent pump). And pumping won't decrease b___st size, just the firmness of them. Hope some of this info helps... good luck!
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Thanks, Kris10. How often do you think I'd need to pump if just for a relief bottle or two per day?
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when your son is growing, your milk supply will increase as he takes more in. If your b___sts are getting unreasonably large, maybe you are engourging. This could be a problem because then milk will come down quickly and could cause your son to spit up. I would recommend to pump out the left over milk and store it. You may need it in the future. I had a severe case of the stomach flu when my son was 8 months old and lost all my milk for 2 days. I could never get it back to the supply it was and had to supplement with formula until he was a year old.
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Your b___sts WILL go down after your supply is established. I was a 32F (yes, that's right - 32-F) after my daughter was born - I had to special-order a bra off the internet. I think it was around 4 months that I went back down, to a 32 C.
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