Hi everyone, as the title asks really! I am a FTM and planning on breast feeding. Is it worth buying a breast pump to have on stand by? My thoughts for yes are:
- I might struggle with breast feeding, getting a good latch etc and knowing I could express might take the pressure off a tiny bit as I could offer expressed milk in the first instance and then if all else fails go on to formula knowing that I tried (assuming my supply is ok!)
- in the case of the above, give sore nipples a break and a chance to heal
- the potential for my partner to give a bottle of expressed milk to give me a break/rest if required
I was looking at the medela swing single pump, quite pricey but thought if I didn’t use it I could resell it?
OR is it a total waste of money to buy one in advance and I should just wait to see what happens?