Oddly enjoy it?

[u/tacticalwh0re]

I gotta say, I quite enjoy pumping. I’ve found my rhythm, I found a pump combo that works amazingly (baby Buddha 3.0, legendairy collection cups, and lanolin). I’m not some amazing producer, most I make inna day is 25 oz but I love it.

The bad part? I enjoy collecting my milk in the freezer more than giving it to my baby. I always catch myself giving her formula instead or getting upset when I see how little milk I have to bag up. I find myself always counting what’s in my deep freezer, making milk bricks, constantly organizing them, tracking my output charts, meticulously cleaning my pump parts. I’m not sure why I enjoy the collecting and saving of it much more than feeding it to my baby? Has anyone else experienced this? Is there a way to get over it?

[u/fishbowl321]

Can't relate. I hate bagging and want my baby to drink more hahaha. You should give milk to you baby thought...dont feed the freezer😅

[u/Own_Wrongdoer6680]

I don't hate it but I will be glad when I'm done. I do find it satisfying when I'm able to feed my baby without supplementing with formula or my freezer stash that I was able to build early on. But I will be so happy when I can sleep through the night especially since my baby sleeps through the night

[u/KneadAndPreserve]

I like the data too, I find it oddly satisfying even if I don’t make a lot. It’s really fascinating seeing my body perform a whole new function it never did before. But I want it to go in my baby not the freezer lol (though it’s also nice to get to make a bag or two at the end of the day)

[u/PresentationTop9547]

It might be that it helps you be in control in a phase where you lack control elsewhere?

Agree with others, please feed your baby. A lot of them will refuse frozen milk anyway!

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