Exclusive Pumping...Thoughts?
I have been contemplating writing this post for some time now - honestly, because the topic is somewhat controversial. Don't ask me why, because the decision of how or what to feed your own baby shouldn't be anyone's decision other than the mother (any maybe the father, if he has an interest). Anyway, for those interested in nursing/BFing/pumping, then please continue reading, and make sure to read the * and ** points below. However those who are not interested, then go ahead and stop reading this post now. :) I will go back to 2014 when I had two babies, one 6lbs 11oz and one 5lbs 5 oz. One with a good latch, one with a not-so-great latch. And then 6 weeks later, one baby who developed a milk allergy and one who did not. With the complications and honestly just the stress of having two babies, I decided to exclusively pump and bottle-feed my breastmilk. I will be honest. I did not enjoy nursing both babies simultaneously. Therefore, I started nursing them one at ...