Babies
Goodness...
Starting all over 15 years later and amazed at how much I've forgotten and just how much baby equipment has evolved!
I'm on amazon ordering glass bottles and realized I have no idea how many would be good to start with for a newborn... I don't mind doing dishes and sterilizing multiple times per day, I'll be staying home :)
And I'm exclusively pumping, so she'll be eating breast milk, I'm assuming every 2 hours or so in the beginning, so.....10 or so? If I want to get away with doing dishes once a day?
How many did you find was a good number without running out before you know it and being a slave to the sink lol
Starting all over 15 years later and amazed at how much I've forgotten and just how much baby equipment has evolved!
I'm on amazon ordering glass bottles and realized I have no idea how many would be good to start with for a newborn... I don't mind doing dishes and sterilizing multiple times per day, I'll be staying home :)
And I'm exclusively pumping, so she'll be eating breast milk, I'm assuming every 2 hours or so in the beginning, so.....10 or so? If I want to get away with doing dishes once a day?
How many did you find was a good number without running out before you know it and being a slave to the sink lol
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I'm not sure about with only doing dishes once a day lol I exclusively pumped for my son when he was a newborn and I rotated about every 3-4 bottles I would go wash and sterilize them all.
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I currently have 8 bottles and I only do dishes once a day. He is a little older now, but I think 8-10 is the perfect number. -
We had 14 bottles and washed every day/ every other day. -
I got 12 bottles....it was perfect for every 3 hours.
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Thank you all :)
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Why don't you plan to bf? Just curious...pumping seems like a lot of work! -
:) I wish I could. I have a blood-borne illness that makes a cracked nipple dangerous... And when I bf'ed my son my nipples bled constantly but I did not have the disease back then :)
So, after exhaustive research and a meeting with her ped and my lc, it has been decided this is the safest option for us :)
Luckily, I am a human of the bovine persuasion and I respond very well to a pump... It IS a heck of a lot more work than just bfig directly but I feel as though its worth it :)
Quoting bebe_ju-rah:
Why don't you plan to bf? Just curious...pumping seems like a lot of work!
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If they eat every 2 hours 12 -
Ok so my next question is... Does anyone use glass and if so what kind are your favorite? I really steer away from anything plastic and I would like to do stainless steel ideally, but they are prohibitively expensive at 15$ a pop.
So...? The new Avent glass wide-mouths look good but are 10$ a piece as well (sheesh!) I have had good luck with Born Free in the past. Also has anyone tried the Green Sprouts?
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Your nipples are more likely to crack pumping than if you nursed, unless she is born with a tongue tie, and you can have that clipped in the hospital before you leave.
Quoting Nolanzo:
:) I wish I could. I have a blood-borne illness that makes a cracked nipple dangerous... And when I bf'ed my son my nipples bled constantly but I did not have the disease back then :)
So, after exhaustive research and a meeting with her ped and my lc, it has been decided this is the safest option for us :)
Luckily, I am a human of the bovine persuasion and I respond very well to a pump... It IS a heck of a lot more work than just bfig directly but I feel as though its worth it :)
Quoting bebe_ju-rah:
Why don't you plan to bf? Just curious...pumping seems like a lot of work!