March 2009 Weddings
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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Marcy
So how was class?
Re: Marcy
It wasn't so bad. There was no hippie love or nipple comparison, so that was nice.
I was hoping she'd speak more about pumping and returning to work. Actually the only reason she touched base on it was because I asked 5 minutes before the class ended.
It probably should have been two classes, but it was really helpful.
I'm gonna give it the ole college try.
I pumped a few times a couple weeks before I went back. I give the sitter a week's worth at a time and she thaws it as the week goes.
If anything else, pumping beforehand is good just to get your body used to the pump. Also, it is less stressful to be a few days ahead so i f anything makes your supply drop, you can relax and not have to worrying about supplementing (instead of stressing more which lowers your supply even more).
I was figuring on pumping at least once or twice a day starting week two to start stock piling milk. Eventually I'm going to have business trips where I'll have to pump and dump. An over supply will help in that scenario as much as possible.
We'll see...this is all happening in my head and not reality so it could go either way.
It's not just about pumping, but getting the baby used to the bottle. "They" say to wait a couple weeks before introducing the bottle so there is no nipple confusion. Basically, that means if you give your baby a bottle too early they might just decide that since the bottle is easier to eat from to heck with breastfeeding.
Starting early is also about getting a stock pile started. Also, a lot of woman experience a change in their supply when they start pumping. The early start gives you time for your body to adjust to the new demands.
Amelia is going to be a big sister!
Here's my question to you pumping ladies
Apparently my milk consistency and quality is starkly different from week 2 than like week 6.
Would I be saving and storing the week 2 milk, using it immediately, or just attempting to build my production levels up and dumping it?
Amelia is going to be a big sister!