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What Are My Options?
Hi ladies, just looking for some options.
A bit of background - I exclusively expressed for 12 weeks, then mixed fed ebm and formula until now at 5 months. After being ill last week, I now only express twice a day, and I barely get 2oz per pump. I don't like mixing pumps, and as she takes 5 to 7oz per feed, I give her the 2oz ebm and the rest in formula.
Its a bit of a faff to do this, and I have a dilema about giving up the last 2 pumps. I want to stop completely so we can ttc again, and to free myself of the darn pump.
Now if I were to carry on pumping and getting 2oz, can I use this for wreaning? If I froze it straight away, how can I incorporate this into her diet better? Also, if I continue at only 2 pumps, do you think af will return any time soon?
Any ideas??
Cate and Hannah
A bit of background - I exclusively expressed for 12 weeks, then mixed fed ebm and formula until now at 5 months. After being ill last week, I now only express twice a day, and I barely get 2oz per pump. I don't like mixing pumps, and as she takes 5 to 7oz per feed, I give her the 2oz ebm and the rest in formula.
Its a bit of a faff to do this, and I have a dilema about giving up the last 2 pumps. I want to stop completely so we can ttc again, and to free myself of the darn pump.
Now if I were to carry on pumping and getting 2oz, can I use this for wreaning? If I froze it straight away, how can I incorporate this into her diet better? Also, if I continue at only 2 pumps, do you think af will return any time soon?
Any ideas??
Cate and Hannah
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Is there a reason you express rather than feed directly from the breast? Sorry if thats too direct a question, I just know for me personally expressing is a nightmare!
Either way you can definitely freeze the milk you are expressing to use when you start weaning. You could add it to cereals or custard etc
I am exclusively breastfeeding and my son is 9 months today. My periods came back shortly after I started weaning - he was 6.5 months old.
We're now ttc too and I'm on my third cycle x