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Congratulations!! I had a similar thing happen this week with my exclusively bottle fed 5 week old. It’s very emotional to watch her nurse directly from my body after I grieved that possibility and fully embraced exclusively pumping as a lifestyle. Will probably still consider her predominantly bottle fed to pot less pressure on myself and the breastfeeding but incredible to have nursing back in the arsenal of feeding mechanisms. Really happy to see someone else share this joy 🥰
My situation is very similar. Would Love to chat
Same with me!! She finally latched after 3 weeks. I was exclusively pumping for the first 3 weeks and to be honest it’s a lot of effort. But now, she likes both boob and bottle. So I’m wondering if I’m doing too much by feeding her the boob and then pumping after. Feels like a lot of work :/
@Eleanor trust me it does feel like a lot of work, needing to pump every two to three hours is rough!!! I do feel kinda nervous not knowing how much he’s getting oz wise and making sure he’s eating enough.
@Patrice it is so emotional, I cried and it was all I could talk about!!
Congratulations! It took me 3 weeks for a good latch and for baby to transfer milk. My first lactation appointment my baby transferred 0 mls it was so disappointing. Now at 6 weeks her latch is great and my milk is bountiful. The more you latch your baby the more your body will make milk.