Our LO is due in 6 weeks' time. I have just started maternity leave and we're putting together The List of things we need for when the baby comes.
DH has said he wants to help as much as possible and that he would like to feed the baby and take his share of night time wakeups if he can.
I intend and hope to bf initially, but once it is ok to add in a bottle, I'd like to use expressed breast milk if I can, rather than formula. This will mean baby will still be on breast milk but that DH can give it as well.
So my questions are really about breast pumps.
Is it worth spending the extra £ on an electric one?
How long does it take to get a useful amount of milk (I know this can vary) with a pump?
What about a hand held pump?
Can you get battery operated ones which are somewhere in the middle of the price range?
There seems to be so much choice on offer that I don't know where to start!
I have been reading a bit about nipple confusion - does anyone have any advice on which kind of bottle teats are best to avoid this?
Thanks for any advice or hints or tips anyone can give me.
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pookamoo · 08/10/2008 14:22
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