I know I have to do it if I ever want to have some kind of life, but I find it's such an inconvenience. Then there's cleaning the pump taking it to pieces then sterilising, agh i just can't be bothered!
I've got an electric pump (thank god), I couldn't imagine sitting there (for what seems like forever) tired with my eyes falling out of my head manually trying to pump my boob. Oh and thats another thing they don't tell you, the milk doesn't just come out. Sometimes you really have to relax and concentrate or think about your baby to get the milk flowing and even then you might only get a little bit out.
I now have a stock pile going in the freezer but that does't mean I can stop pumping, if I do my boobs might explode. So i'll continue this boring inconvenient task because at the end of the day I want to do what I believe is right for my baby and that is feeding him breast milk.
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I have to express before every feed because ruby needs thickener in her milk - burden on my life!!!! its so annoying. I am bruised and battered from it! Oh and a little tip to let your milk down is to do lots of short quick pumps as this mimicks what babies do to let the milk down - works every time!
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