breast feeding?

[cocoflakes]

i'm in my 9th week of pregnancy and plan to breast feed when i finally get my bubba here but ive no idea about it and what i need to buy??

 

[ISH]

If you want to exclusively breast feed, not much. But a pump, bottles and a steriliser would be handy if you wanted to have a night out and needed someone else to feed baby.

Nipple cream (Lansinoh) is good to have around the house for those first weeks, when nipples suffer the most.

 

[Butterflykisses]

As above. Also breast pads for leakages.

 

[Kayelle]

I use my pump every now and again, but tbh I wasted money on sterilizer and bottles I use one bottle and the sterilizer the pump came in! Other than that you need nothing really. I use breast pads for leakage.
You will need nursing bra, but I would wait till baby is here cos your Boobs will change a lot!

It's great that you want to do it remember it can get hard and frustrating , but keep trying and be determined. Ask for advice, there are loads of us on here willing to help
There is a long list of benefits for you and baby and usually mw will talk about it and give lots of literature on it too

 

[ISH]

Also, don't worry if you don't have everything beforehand! That's what OHs are for, running to get things for us in the middle of the night (they must suffer a little too)

 

[Florajoy]

I use a pump every morning as I am trying to store up a bit of a supply in the freezer, I have the avent manual one and find it really good! I also have lansinoh cream for dry and cracked nipples..its a life saver! And lansinoh disposable breast pads, they are the best ones that I have found! I dont have a sterilizer, I use the microwave sterilizing bags as I only have to do the pump once a day, and they each last 20 uses, I find them really good. The only other thing I use is infacol before I feed him, this really helps bring up his wind as he does struggle sometimes! Obviously good supportive bras are essential, you will need to be remeasured after your milk has come in and fitted then, I bought a couple of cheap ones for early on and then more expensive ones when I got properly measured, I went from a 34F to a 36FF during pregnancy and then to a 36HH after my milk came in!!! Oh I also have some soothing breast pad things that you can either put in the fridge or heat them up to help when they are engorged, they are quite useful aswell!! I think that is everything I have! Oh one more thing, keep an eye out from now for tops that unbutton and will be able to feed from in public, nothing worse than having a tshirt on that you have to pull right up, doesnt make it very discreet!! x

 

[Mrsstuart01]

I use a pump every morning as I am trying to store up a bit of a supply in the freezer, I have the avent manual one and find it really good! I also have lansinoh cream for dry and cracked nipples..its a life saver! And lansinoh disposable breast pads, they are the best ones that I have found! I dont have a sterilizer, I use the microwave sterilizing bags as I only have to do the pump once a day, and they each last 20 uses, I find them really good. The only other thing I use is infacol before I feed him, this really helps bring up his wind as he does struggle sometimes! Obviously good supportive bras are essential, you will need to be remeasured after your milk has come in and fitted then, I bought a couple of cheap ones for early on and then more expensive ones when I got properly measured, I went from a 34F to a 36FF during pregnancy and then to a 36HH after my milk came in!!! Oh I also have some soothing breast pad things that you can either put in the fridge or heat them up to help when they are engorged, they are quite useful aswell!! I think that is everything I have! Oh one more thing, keep an eye out from now for tops that unbutton and will be able to feed from in public, nothing worse than having a tshirt on that you have to pull right up, doesnt make it very discreet!! x

How funny re the t shirt thing! I fond t shirts and tops that pull up better as lo hides what I've exposed!! My sil used to always wear shirts and everything was on show!! Xx

 

[Kayelle]

I use a bump band under so I can lift up my top while hiding belly

 

[RainbowKitty]

im planning to breastfeed too! ive got a avent isis manual pump, some rewashable cushy breast pads, i got a box of 2 of the new avent natural bottles that have the wide breast looking nipple, lanisoh ointment, milk storage bags for the freezer, and a jelly bra to stick in the fridge and wear incase of pain i got in a few sizes bigger than i am now in case my breasts get much bigger but got seperate adjustable extenders and straps for it too so it can be comfy if it doesnt fit perfect, and got a pack of nursing bras but will probs get more when i know what size i will be when the milk comes in! for outerwear i got some fashionable comfy cotton shirts that button up in the front, matalan has a ton of cute maternity/breastfeeding tops in the clearance section sometimes