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So I plan to breastfeed, but im becoming curious as to whether or not I should bring a bottle or two to the hospital with me. Or hell should I bring the entire pump with me? My reasoning for this is because I dont want her to have formula, so if she wont breastfeed - or if I cant breastfeed her I would want to pump. I assume the hospital would be able to supply a breast pump (most people say they do upon request). But I am picky about the bottle i've chosen, so would it be a good idea to bring a couple with me just in case? ↓
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| Name: Randi | Date: Apr 20th, 2007 7:38 PM |
| The hospitals usually have pumps and then if you want to breastfeed they usually make you cup feed your baby. ↑ |
| Name: Randi | Date: Apr 20th, 2007 7:39 PM |
| They don't like you to bottlefeed if you are going to breastfeed b/c the baby is just learning. ↑ |
| Name: soon2bmommy | Date: Apr 20th, 2007 7:42 PM |
| Thats good to know. So they'll basicly make me try until it works then lol. I guess thats a good thing. The thing going through my mind though is my ability to breastfeed due to my very large breasts. If I am going to have difficulty breastfeeding I would rather pump for the first few weeks (or couple months depending on how I deal with it) so the baby at least gets a good start. I guess thats what I meant when I said if I am unable to do it. ↑ |
| Name: Randi | Date: Apr 20th, 2007 7:47 PM |
| Yeah they made me pump every 1.5 to 2 hours at my hospital. I did that for 24 hours a day plus trying to nurse. I gave him what I pumped from a cup, and then introduced a bottle at 2 weeks. ↑ |
| Name: Opheiliamath | Date: Apr 20th, 2007 7:48 PM |
Ditto to what Randi said.
AND also as a precaution...tell the doctor, nurses, you do not want your baby to have a binky either. (Depending on how exclusive you want to breastfeed. Having a binky can confuse the baby and it maybe harder for her to recongnize you nipple)
Also tell a family member or freind abouot your wishes you maybe preoccupied :) ↑ |
| Name: zoey9810 | Date: Apr 20th, 2007 7:49 PM |
| ya make sure you tell every one what you want and dont want !! ↑ |
| Name: soon2bmommy | Date: Apr 20th, 2007 7:52 PM |
| Actually I do want her to have a pacifier. The bottle i've chosen have nipples made to be almost identical to the pacifier that the hospital uses. The Soothie stuff. I have always loved the pacifier so I figured it would be best to use the bottle too since it's so much similar ↑ |
| Name: Opheiliamath | Date: Apr 20th, 2007 7:55 PM |
Cool, atleast you know what you want.
What kind of pacifer do they have? What kind of bottle did you buy?
I'm sorry i'm not to familiar with you are you in the US? ↑ |
| Name: Randi | Date: Apr 20th, 2007 7:56 PM |
| Pacifiers are actually a SIDS preventative. They recommend them now. You can get ones that encourage breastfeeding from Avent and Playtex. ↑ |
| Name: Randi | Date: Apr 20th, 2007 7:57 PM |
| Pacifiers are actually a SIDS preventative. They recommend them now. You can get ones that encourage breastfeeding from Avent and Playtex... ↑ |
| Name: Randi | Date: Apr 20th, 2007 7:57 PM |
| Name: soon2bmommy | Date: Apr 20th, 2007 7:59 PM |
| Yea I am in North Carolina in the US. "The first years" brand has a bottle called the Soothie bottle. It has a nipple just like the pacifier that a LOT of hospitals use (around here anyway) I think the pacifier is also called Soothie. It's not like other pacifiers, its more long than short and flat. ↑ |
| Name: Opheiliamath | Date: Apr 20th, 2007 8:07 PM |
Randi-I've read some stuff about that. Really interesting.
But personally, i don't plan on introducing a pacifier until Christian is about 3-4 weeks old. I guess i'm afarid of nipple confusion. ↑ |
| Name: mother2five | Date: Apr 20th, 2007 8:23 PM |
| hell oph if you are able to get him through 3-4 weeks w/ out one why start? ↑ |
| Name: Opheiliamath | Date: Apr 20th, 2007 8:29 PM |
Because in the long run i know he'll need one.
Or maybe i want him to have one hahaha.
When i go back to work, or when were out in public. I figure if he has one he'll be less calm. Plus there's nothing wrong with one. ↑ |
| Name: missmara | Date: Apr 20th, 2007 10:58 PM |
| I don't know how big your breasts are lol, but I consider mine to be on the large side and I found that for the first week or so using the football hold while breastfeeding was a lot easier than the other positions. This is also a good position if you've had a c-sec. Once the baby got a little bigger I switched to using the cradle hold mostly. Also - using a boppie pillow or other support is helpful. And I highly recommend having the lactation consultant come to your room while in the hospital. She can show you everything you need to know about the pump. ↑ |
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