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Originally posted by SEC_Chick
. For those of you who went back to working full time and were BFing, was pumping really feasible? I am a little overwhelmed with the thought of having to pump 4 times a day and managing the whole process. Please tell me it's not impossible. My goal is to BF for one year.
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To answer your question - yes..I nursed/pumped for two - not always easy, but doable...and don't worry, you will be able to nurse successfully. I think its only a very small number of women who are truly unsuccessful at nursing...it natural, BUT not EASY. Once you get the hang of it and your boobs toughen up - you'll be fine....
One piece of advice, start pumping early, after a feeding. even if you only get a half ounce, just freeze it. Pumping is a lot different than nursing so you'll have to figure out what will make your milk come down so you have a productive pump. With DS, I could just hook up and my milk flowed with no assitance. With DD, I had to bring one of her tee's with me, and her little baby smell did it for me...weird, I know but hey whatever works...
I had the medela and it was pretty good. I got the middle one and burned it out with DS. then I got the big (commercial grade)one and that was for DS and DD, but I had a LOT of success with this hand pump
http://www.dreamtimebaby.com/avismanbreat.html
so much so if I knew I would have had that good an experience I would have never bought the electric pumps at all....
a lot of successful pumping is thinking you will be successful at it, but stress interupts milk production/flow...so don't worry.
does you job have a lactaion room or someplace other than a bathroom where you can pump without interruption? Don't laugh - my old firm hired a partner with young kids...she has friggin reformed the place. When I was there, none of the female associates had kids..now the place is like baby central...
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