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Sick of pumping (vent)

I love nursing, but I absolutely am sick and tired of my pump. We are almost at 6 months and I want to nurse for a year but I hate hate hate hate my pump. I constantly worry about if I am getting enough for the next day at daycare or if I will have to dip into my freezer stash. I have zero desire to be a SAHM except for this issue, if I was a SAHM I could chuck that damn PISA out the window.

I hate it so much that if I thought I could I would just give him bottles of formula at daycare and nurse while I am with him. But I am sure I would dry up faster than I could say similac. My love for nursing does outweigh my hatred for pumping so I know I will stick with it...but I still just want to b*tch about it to anyone that will listen.

If you read this whole rant then I will cross my fingers for you that your team wins tonight :)

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Re: Sick of pumping (vent)

  • If you aren't opposed to formula then can you just send some formula to daycare as a back-up just in case? Maybe that would help you stress less. I also think that there is some kind of mom instinct that makes us want to store and protect a stash of BM. I know I have to fight that urge sometimes. For me, I had to recognize that I want to get by as long as I can with BM. If later on I run out of my stash we'll supplement with formula at that point, but I don't want to supplement with formula to extend the stash longer. I think that an important part of getting through is making BF (and pumping) a good experience for both of you. Do what you need to make it better.  Hope it gets better!

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    If you aren't opposed to formula then can you just send some formula to daycare as a back-up just in case? Maybe that would help you stress less. I also think that there is some kind of mom instinct that makes us want to store and protect a stash of BM. I know I have to fight that urge sometimes. For me, I had to recognize that I want to get by as long as I can with BM. If later on I run out of my stash we'll supplement with formula at that point, but I don't want to supplement with formula to extend the stash longer. I think that an important part of getting through is making BF (and pumping) a good experience for both of you. Do what you need to make it better.  Hope it gets better!

    I totally agree, which is why I think we never had any problems because I was just kind of like 'if it works it works if it doesn't than formula it is'. I also need to get over the freezer stash, because that is what causes the majority of my stress, seeing it dwindle makes me angry.

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  • omg, I was planning on writing this exact post. Pretty much word for word. 

    Cora will be 6 months on Saturday, and that was my ultimate goal for bfing, but I don't want to give up nursing yet. I would love to just nurse in the morning and at night, but I'm worried that it wouldn't work out. I'm not opposed to formula, but I really REALLY am not ready to give up nursing.

    you definitely aren't alone.  

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  • I'm the exac same way about the pump.  Hopefully you can get to the point really soon where you only have to pump once or twice a day max at work.  Z never ever gets bottles unless he's at daycare.  I'm lucky in that I work from home 3-4 days a week so I try to keep him home for his first nap and then I only have to pump once while he's gone and I get 6 hours of daycare.  No words of advice, just wanted to say I feel the same way.  I finally just dropped to pumping once at work. 

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  • I EP and it has been a love/hate relationship.  At 6 weeks, I was crying and hating it so much I am still surprised I didn't quit then.  Now the girls are 5 months and I am amazing I made it this long!  I just decreased the amount I pump to spend more time with the girls during their awake times (we've been supplementing this entire time as I couldn't produce enough) but it is so hard to see my supply decreasing as I still love giving them BM.  I hope if there is a next baby, I will get to nurse!
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  • (((big hugs)))  I'm sorry that you're having such a rough time with pumping.  What is it about it that you hate so much? 
  • I hate the time it takes. I hate the sound of the machine. I hate washing the parts. I hate hate hate when I don't make enough for the next day. I hate pumping on the weekend even though I am nursing full time but I am trying to build up some extra stash to get me through the days on the next week where I don't make enough. I hate having to scramble at work to pump and get things accomplished on my planning time.

    But I looooove to whine :)

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  • I'm sorry that there are so many things you hate about it.  Sad  ((hugs))
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