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@sixwinged Same! I’m living my stretchy and flowy dreams!

@fpjazyevaz Thanks! I want to give it my all, definitely. I just also an trying to be realistic about how much stress and lack of sleep have impacted my mental health in the past, and I know a mentally healthy mother is more essential than any one way of feeding!

@perfectlove25 Based on all this and my centering pregnancy group advice, I think my plan it to try EBF for 3-4 weeks, and then start giving pumped bottles. Im hoping by about 8wks I can pump extra during the day/my night shift in order to get a 5hr chunk of sleep each night. If not we’re...

@trinichristiannudist Thanks! Pumping every 3 hours during the day for months sounds fine, I’m just worried about the sleep! Seems like I’ll be heavily relying on my husband and village to nap whenever I can!

@more88 Oof I don’t think I could triple feed for very long, that might be a turn to formula for me! My primary reason for hoping to pump is so that others can feed my baby while I sleep and eventually go back to school part time at 2mo. I want to breastfeed as much as possible, but am trying...

@more88 How long do you really need to pump every 2-3 hours? Like is it days, weeks, or months? Can you eventually add extra pumping sessions during the day and 1/2 the night in order to get a consecutive 5-6 hours of sleep? I'm in a similar spot at OP, due this week and husband and I are...