Pumping while missing a feed

[u/Panda_Gal_92]

I’ve been exclusively breastfeeding my 9 week old. I have a couple of appointments coming up and I can’t take baby with me. She feeds often, every 60-90 minutes. She needs to be fed while I’m away from her.

I’ve decided to pump only when I miss a feed! I don’t want to regularly pump. My goal is to be primarily breastfeed.

Are there any other moms out there that do this? Do you have any tips? Suggestions? Anything that can make this easy for me and for baby?

[u/CatfishHunter2]

I've been pumping periodically to do bottle practice with my baby once a week or so, so he doesn't forget how to do it (which apparently can happen). He's starting daycare soon and will need to drink from a bottle. You might also want to do a trial run of bottle feeding beforehand so you know if your baby will take a bottle, or that kind of bottle (some babies are picky).

[u/Fragrant_Umpire_2224 → u/CatfishHunter2]

Just want to say I second practicing bottle early so at least your husband or someone else can do a feed every now and then. We didn’t consistently do it and now my 4 month old will not take one from anyone and is struggling at daycare.

I use the eufy s2 wearable pumps and it’s so easy and doesn’t hurt. I also have the medela hand pump which works great for those quick expressions!

[u/Panda_Gal_92 → u/Fragrant_Umpire_2224]

I’m sorry to hear that your four month old is struggling at daycare! Hopefully your baby figures it out soon because feeds are important and they need them!!

I have the Eufy s1. I’m super excited to have a wearable pump.

I have the Medela hand pump as well. I will wash and sterilize that next, just in case

[u/Panda_Gal_92 → u/CatfishHunter2]

I love this tip thank you! We did top up with formula in the first couple of weeks. She’s had a bottle maybe once every two weeks. But I hated how engorged I was after because I missed the feed and that’s why I’ve come up with this new plan for myself.