If you are planning to breastfeed...

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This is probably a stupid question but as a baffled first time please forgive me!!

I am planning to breastfeed but am not sure whether I still need to get bottles, breastpump and sterilising equipment before the baby arrives. Am I right in thinking that you shouldn't bottlefeed expressed milk straight away, but wait for a few weeks?

Also, my sister in law had problems with breastfeeding and her husband ended up going out at 2am looking for formula so should I get all that sort of stuff sorted out now, just in case??

I did use my breast pump when DD "gummed" me (she really bruised my nipple). I fed her off the "good" side, and used the pump on the poor bruised side to keep up the supply and stop engorgement. I still wouldn't get one before I delivered though - unless you live in a remote area where it would be difficult to get one on the spur of the moment.

You can usually get Avent manual pumps in Tesco if you have to.