A tip from an exclusively pumping parent. For your freezer stash it only holds for 6 months in a regular freezer so maybe try freezer Fridays where you thaw your milk and use that instead of freshly pumped to keep your stash fresh.
I think you can safely use it if it's older than 6 months it just might be a bit less nutritious. Emily Oster has a data based blog posed about the science behind breast milk storage and it changed my life 😅 basically its safe for longer than we are typically told in every instance (room temp, fridge and freezer)
As someone with zero experience of babies, it always shocks me how little they actually drink. I suppose that makes sense given their size and the fact that your body has to actually produce that milk, but I'm stunned that such a small amount can keep a human alive!
Yeah, this surprised me too :p I was like, "that's all?!?". But then I remember that I don't even drink much and I'm, like, ten times their size and seven times their weight
When they're little, they actually drink about 1/6th of their body weight daily. So that's equivalent to me drinking 10 liters of milk per day! Babies are amazing. :)
With your extra stash, maybe consider turning it into formula! There are companies that freeze dry it, it’s good for like 5 years, and you can save it for if you have another baby if you want to!
I did this with a small portion of my stash to help with travel, it lasts 3 years not 5 (still good but depending on expected child gap might not last to the next kid) and it’s also pretty expensive so not ideal for large large stashes unless you have a ton of extra money lying around unfortunately. Still would be great to see Hannah try it but just setting expectations. The company in the US is Milkify, there is a Canadian one called BoobyFood, and I’m not actually sure if there is a UK one.
You can donate the breast milk. It’s very important for NICU babies, when the mum is unwell, can’t pump, or don’t have milk, but the premature baby’s guts are to sensitive for formula :)
100% look into donating your milk! NICU units always donations as well as on-going donors. I donated milk with my second child and it was a super easy process. Your GP or midwives will have the information you need or just Google "your location, breastmilk donation". It's typically very easy to donate and the parents and medical staff who need it are sooo thankful for any milk you can donate.
I'm starting work tomorrow after seven months of maternity leave and currently feel very overwhelmed by the whole pumping and breastfeeding thing....so very excited about this video!!
Try not put too much pressure on yourself as you return to work. It’s an enormous transition. Pump when you can if it works for you. And if it doesn’t work for you, that’s okay too. As I planned my return to work leading up to baby being 11 months old, we switched to formula when I wasn’t around baby. I tapered down to 3 feeds a day (morning wake up, mid afternoon and before bed). It worked for our family. Find whatever works for you and yours and go with it! You’re an awesome parent!
Couldn’t have come at a better time. My 4 months old is starting child care in less than two weeks and I feel exactly how you say at the end of the video : totally lost on the small details and like it feels like an enormous mountain to get through…but I know we will 😊 the logistics terrify dough…
I don't know how it works in the UK, but in Brazil my mom was able to donate the extra milk just fine! She had way more milk than I could possibly drink, so she was able to help feed lots of babies who didn't breastfeed for whatever reason
Loved hearing all the details! Thank you. I'm curious if you considered supplementing with formula if needed (like for Rowans first day in childcare or your weekend away) ? For many parents it's a great option to reduce some of the pressure of pumping and it's perfectly safe for baby. Pumping while caring for a newborn is hard! Hats off for managing it. And how lovely that Rowan is enjoying his time at childcare, while you're able to work and maintain your breastfeeding relationship (as that was your choice - of course, anyway people feed their baby is fine). I wondered why you pumped before picking Rowan up in past vlogs, so this was interesting!
Congrats on your stash! With my son, I also had an oversupply when pumping. I ended up strategically stopping pumping when he was 10 1/2 months, then just rationed the frozen milk for 2 months. It was wonderful to be able to quit pumping b4 he was 1 yr old.
Thanks so much for this! I'm going back to work in 2 weeks (4 days home office and 1 full day away) and currently building up a freezer stash. I'm a bit nervous about it because I have no idea how much milk my 6-months old needs per feed, so it's reassuring to hear that it was also trial and error for you and Rowan :) it's dad's turn on parental leave so he'll have to figure it out 😁
Wish you all the best for this transition! Also, if you're comfortable: supplementing with formula as needed is perfectly fine and can help take some of the pressure off, so you can feel more relaxed as you settle into this new routine
‘Stressful vicious cycle’ that’s my pumping experience right now. Work is so full on being p/t I just can’t pump enough because I’m so stressed. Glad I’m not the only one.
I'm super curious about how you're going to deal with the extra milk! So many great suggestions in the comments, hopefully it could become a future video. 💛
"We had no data!"...love that! Well done on successfully bf and expressing and getting R to have a bottle! I bf both of my babies and neither would take a bottle!
As an exclusively pumper and mom registered to donate with a milk bank here in the UK I would recommend chatting with your health visitor if your interested in donating your breast milk. They will put you in touch with milk banks in your area and you can get the process started to donate. Once you find a milk bank that has demand (the first two I was put in contact with weren't looking for new donors) you'll then have a questionnaire to fill out and you'll have to answer question about your milk production , such as "on average how much do you produce in a 24 hour?" Having an idea if your a overproducer (litre +) helps speed the process along. Hope this helps!
Hello fresh sounds like a great option for new parents! I tried them years ago and enjoyed the meals, but didn't feel the need to outsource meal planning, cooking inspiration and grocery shopping. Now that I have a baby, I can definitely see the benefit!
We loved it but unfortunately we had to stop when my daughter's allergy got worse. We all eat together and while she loved most of the meals, I just didn't feel comfortable with them not being able to guarantee that there's no cross contamination. It's a shame because we loved them.
I'm in the US, but I was able to donate here. They wanted it before it was 8 months old I believe so they had time to use it prior to it reaching a year old. It took a little while to get set up to donate though, they did a blood test and some health screens to make sure the milk would be safe. So if you are considering donating in the future - maybe when Rowan is a little older - it might be good to get the enrollment process started. Maybe it's way easier in the UK though! Congrats on the stash and I hope the journey treated you well.
So interesting! Thanks so much for posting this! I'm in a similar situation, my partner and i did SPL so I'm back in work while she takes the rest of maternity leave. You may be able donate freezer stash to a milk bank like Hearts Milk Bank. You could also become a long term donor if you wanted to (I did this a while but then my supply dropped🤦🏻♀️)
I built up my stash purely using a Haaka 🙂 Didn't anticipate bubba not liking the taste of (especially the older) pumped milk tho! 🤦🏻♀️ Working 5 days a week now, bub is 6 months old. Still pumping 3 times a day, ~every 3 h, but hoping to try cut down to only 2 pumps a day, ~every 4h and hopefully get the same amount of milk (plus bubba eating abit of solids now so intake hopefully decreasing). I'm so grateful my workplace has a designated little lockable pumping room, with a chair, sink and little fridge that I can go and sit in and chill and watch RUclips videos (like this one lol!) for half an hr and pump. Defs cuts into my work time/productivity tho 🤦🏻♀️ Ooh I also use a Medela freestyle flex but the standard/older design
My milk donation experience for anyone interested: I live in Brittany, France, and this is how it went : they send me an email with a bunch of information about how to sterilise your equipment and store my milk effectively. They provided me with a prescription to rent a pump and another prescription for an STI test. This test has to be done every 3 month in order to donate my milk. I then had to sign a contract to assure I would follow instructions, they gave me a MASSIVE box of sterile bottles and I started pumping for them ! They gave me labels with a bar code and my info to stick on each bottle. I write the date and hour of pumping as well as the quantity on each bottle. The milk is stored in my freezer at -18°C for 3 month maximum. I am able to donate up until my child turns 1 (he's 6 month old now) I can bring the milk to them or they can come and get it if I have a large quantity (5L or more). What happens if I did something wrong and my milk isn't good enough? Am I in trouble? Nope. They pasteurise the milk and test it and if it's not up to the hospital standards in terms of germs and all, it's just destroyed. It happened once for me, they called and asked if I had been sick or anything, but I was not in any trouble, it was just a shame that some of my milk was destroyed (then again, I don't want to give bad milk to little premie babies). I exclusively pump, every 8 hours or so, first thing in the morning, after my lunch break and last thing before going to bed. I prefer pumping for the hospital during the day, when my kids aren't home, because I need to be careful with what I do. I don't want little grabby hands around me when I'm trying to keep things sterile. I personally use a steriliser that goes in the microwave and it works just fine, although it's quite big and awkward to store away. As they told me, they don't have any expectations in terms of quantity, of course my baby is a priority and I can stop the donation at any moment. I hope it helped some of you 💕 merci Hannah pour la vidéo 😘
It's very similar here in the UK. I donate with Hearts Milk Bank (as each bank normally has a corresponding hospital and region). Similar to you I filled out a lot of paper work, had a blood test plus a screening call with a lactation specialist. Once approved I then got a delivery of bottles with a set of instructions for sterilisation, cleaning practices and proper freezing procedures. Then when my bottles were filled or within two weeks (which every happened first) I would arrange pick up of my frozen and then start the process over again. I always donated my first milk of the day so I could have my morning cuppa afterwards and not have to be concerned about donating caffeine as well.
I was only able to breast feed for a week and a half then my milk dried up once I started pumping. It was a very tough journey for me but I am grateful I got to experience it even if it was only a short period of time
Watching this while night feeding my 12 week old, although I'm not sure it's classed as a night feed - because he went down at 8.30 and I think he would have slept another cycle but got him up when he stirred because I thought I was about to explode! Note to self - make sure pump parts are ready to go! Thanks for the info 😊
This is so interesting! Your whole journey so far honestly, but I learned SO much in this video! However, I am now absolutely terrified that my anxiety disorder and lots of stress all the time will create an issue for me in the future
I wonder if some NICUs and/or Postpartum units might also take extra milk? I've encountered some situations in healthcare settings where the breastfeeding parent isn't available to nurse because of other emergency medical needs, so I'd be curious to know if hospitals/birthing centers use donated milk or formula in those situations 🤔
The milk has to be processed (it’s considered body fluid like blood or plasma). And the NICU unit can request some stash when they have a baby that needs it. I’m a NICU nurse :)
I was going to suggest milk donation, especially if you're now producing double what Rowan needs. Obviously, don't leave your freezer stock short, but I'm sure a milk bank would gratefully take any surplus. It's probably also good to have some spare in case there are any unforseen occasions where Rowan needs bottle feeding more than normal, e.g. you're ill, you have to go somewhere unexpectedly or you get stuck somewhere when you're away. It would just remove some of that stress when say you have an unplanned overnight stop on your way home from an event or a family member has an emergency you need to attend to (as you said, trying to stress pump in that situation won't be helpful). Also, something I just thought of - have you or Dan ever tried your milk, e.g. if you've run out of cow's milk or just for curiosity?
Thank you so much for this interesting video! May I ask, was ist at all difficult for Rowan to change back and forth between bottles and breastfeeding? I do not actually have children myself, but I found that some of my Friends had difficulties to get their children to accept bottles after having breastfed for a while. Which really gives them so little flexibility with work/sharing feeding duties/night time routines with the dad etc.
This was so interesting. As someone who is exclusively nursing a bottle refusing 5 month old… maybe I’ll be able to leave her for more than an hour at some point 😳 Basically everything I pump from her ends up dribbling down her chin every day. But we’ll keep trying!
We had to try several different bottle types and nipple types before finding what worked best... it still wasn't perfect but much better than where we were when we started.
Ditto! We've tried 5 different bottle types since 6 weeks and little success. Just started trying with a sippy cup instead of a bottle (at 5 months old) after speaking to the health visitor so fingers crossed! From talking about it with various people bottle refusal seems to be more common than I was first made to believe!
You can donate to the hospital for babies in neonatal care. There are lots of places that will accept milk donations if you feel you want to or want to donate.
Funny story: a classmate at animal husbandry school felt something like that "twinge" of let down the first time she heard the (cow) milking system sound zk zk zk zk🤣 Even though she hadn't pumped or nursed for years by then. Dairy cow first-time-moms often are very stressed with all the new things that have been happening and might hold back their milk from the milking machine. They can be given oxytocin (one of the "love hormones" that is very important in birth and milk production) to relax and help with milk release. Most never need it, some get it once-twice and learn to let the milk flow, some rare cases need the hormone every other day for two weeks until things finally click for them. I always half-jokingly suggest playing the new moms videos of hungry calfs on the hormone-less milkings. A newborn calf will drink around 6-10 liters of colostrum a day, and a dairy cow might start production anywhere from 2 to 40 liters, depending if she is a first timer or a highly producing older cow. Freezer stash is essential to even out the supply so every calf gets enough straight from birth.
i'd definitely look into donating breast milk!! its a super awesome thing for parents who may not be making as much as their baby needs but still want the benefits 😄
Does having expressed milk from a bottle ever ‘confuse’ Rowan? Or does he change from boob to bottle and back to boob well? I think I heard something that if you bottle feed, then the baby ‘forgets’ how to feed from the boob. Though that might be a scaremongering myth to try convince women that breast is best in every and all scenarios, and steer women away from a mixture of breastfeeding and expressed/formula milk from a bottle, which might be better for some lifestyles/low expressing women/dads getting involved and bonding etc
It honestly really depends on the baby. My daughter would tolerate bottles if they were the option but 100% preferred boob. However I've had cousins that vastly preferred the bottle.
Supposedly it's easier for them to get the milk out of the bottle than the boob which can cause them to have a preference for the bottle... however if there's a strong attachment already made with breastfeeding, I think they find the boob more enjoyable bc it soothes and relaxes them whilst feeding and many more things too.
I’m due my little boy in 3mo time, can you recommend any nursing bras for big boobs, I struggle to find normal bras let alone nursing ones and would I need to size up to use an in bra pump?
For a moment I wasn't sure what I was watching because the background music used in the beginning of this video is the same as in the F**ks Given by ComeCurious podcast 😅
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A tip from an exclusively pumping parent. For your freezer stash it only holds for 6 months in a regular freezer so maybe try freezer Fridays where you thaw your milk and use that instead of freshly pumped to keep your stash fresh.
Oh good tip! The oldest stuff I have in there currently is 3 months old so we good for now
I think you can safely use it if it's older than 6 months it just might be a bit less nutritious. Emily Oster has a data based blog posed about the science behind breast milk storage and it changed my life 😅 basically its safe for longer than we are typically told in every instance (room temp, fridge and freezer)
As someone with zero experience of babies, it always shocks me how little they actually drink. I suppose that makes sense given their size and the fact that your body has to actually produce that milk, but I'm stunned that such a small amount can keep a human alive!
They have very little stomachs!!
Yeah, this surprised me too :p I was like, "that's all?!?". But then I remember that I don't even drink much and I'm, like, ten times their size and seven times their weight
When they're little, they actually drink about 1/6th of their body weight daily. So that's equivalent to me drinking 10 liters of milk per day!
Babies are amazing. :)
With your extra stash, maybe consider turning it into formula! There are companies that freeze dry it, it’s good for like 5 years, and you can save it for if you have another baby if you want to!
WOW
And maybe do a video... I think no many parents know it is a option
I did this with a small portion of my stash to help with travel, it lasts 3 years not 5 (still good but depending on expected child gap might not last to the next kid) and it’s also pretty expensive so not ideal for large large stashes unless you have a ton of extra money lying around unfortunately. Still would be great to see Hannah try it but just setting expectations. The company in the US is Milkify, there is a Canadian one called BoobyFood, and I’m not actually sure if there is a UK one.
@@Careyjmac it would be great if Hannah gets colaboration with them
Oh my god, I did not know this!
You can definitely donate breast milk! It's actually really valuable and helpful. Lucy Fink did a whole video about it!
wow you made me suddenly remember that she exists and that i watched her videos like 6 or 7 years ago haha
You can donate the breast milk. It’s very important for NICU babies, when the mum is unwell, can’t pump, or don’t have milk, but the premature baby’s guts are to sensitive for formula :)
100% look into donating your milk! NICU units always donations as well as on-going donors. I donated milk with my second child and it was a super easy process. Your GP or midwives will have the information you need or just Google "your location, breastmilk donation". It's typically very easy to donate and the parents and medical staff who need it are sooo thankful for any milk you can donate.
I'm starting work tomorrow after seven months of maternity leave and currently feel very overwhelmed by the whole pumping and breastfeeding thing....so very excited about this video!!
Try not put too much pressure on yourself as you return to work. It’s an enormous transition. Pump when you can if it works for you. And if it doesn’t work for you, that’s okay too. As I planned my return to work leading up to baby being 11 months old, we switched to formula when I wasn’t around baby. I tapered down to 3 feeds a day (morning wake up, mid afternoon and before bed). It worked for our family. Find whatever works for you and yours and go with it! You’re an awesome parent!
That's great advice, Krista! Thanks for sharing
Not planning on ever getting pregnant but I will 100p watch every minute of this
Couldn’t have come at a better time. My 4 months old is starting child care in less than two weeks and I feel exactly how you say at the end of the video : totally lost on the small details and like it feels like an enormous mountain to get through…but I know we will 😊 the logistics terrify dough…
I don't know how it works in the UK, but in Brazil my mom was able to donate the extra milk just fine! She had way more milk than I could possibly drink, so she was able to help feed lots of babies who didn't breastfeed for whatever reason
I'm in the UK and donated to Hearts Milk Bank - they don't cover everywhere though, it depends on where the blood bike volunteers can get to.
Loved hearing all the details! Thank you.
I'm curious if you considered supplementing with formula if needed (like for Rowans first day in childcare or your weekend away) ?
For many parents it's a great option to reduce some of the pressure of pumping and it's perfectly safe for baby.
Pumping while caring for a newborn is hard! Hats off for managing it. And how lovely that Rowan is enjoying his time at childcare, while you're able to work and maintain your breastfeeding relationship (as that was your choice - of course, anyway people feed their baby is fine).
I wondered why you pumped before picking Rowan up in past vlogs, so this was interesting!
Congrats on your stash!
With my son, I also had an oversupply when pumping. I ended up strategically stopping pumping when he was 10 1/2 months, then just rationed the frozen milk for 2 months.
It was wonderful to be able to quit pumping b4 he was 1 yr old.
I love your release schedule, it’s right when I finish work in Sweden and it’s my bus company twice a week to look forward to ❤
Thanks so much for this! I'm going back to work in 2 weeks (4 days home office and 1 full day away) and currently building up a freezer stash. I'm a bit nervous about it because I have no idea how much milk my 6-months old needs per feed, so it's reassuring to hear that it was also trial and error for you and Rowan :) it's dad's turn on parental leave so he'll have to figure it out 😁
Yes trial and error all the way! And yes your partner’s turn to really learn from experience!
Wish you all the best for this transition!
Also, if you're comfortable: supplementing with formula as needed is perfectly fine and can help take some of the pressure off, so you can feel more relaxed as you settle into this new routine
‘Stressful vicious cycle’ that’s my pumping experience right now. Work is so full on being p/t I just can’t pump enough because I’m so stressed. Glad I’m not the only one.
I'm super curious about how you're going to deal with the extra milk! So many great suggestions in the comments, hopefully it could become a future video. 💛
"We had no data!"...love that! Well done on successfully bf and expressing and getting R to have a bottle! I bf both of my babies and neither would take a bottle!
As an exclusively pumper and mom registered to donate with a milk bank here in the UK I would recommend chatting with your health visitor if your interested in donating your breast milk. They will put you in touch with milk banks in your area and you can get the process started to donate. Once you find a milk bank that has demand (the first two I was put in contact with weren't looking for new donors) you'll then have a questionnaire to fill out and you'll have to answer question about your milk production , such as "on average how much do you produce in a 24 hour?" Having an idea if your a overproducer (litre +) helps speed the process along. Hope this helps!
Hello fresh sounds like a great option for new parents! I tried them years ago and enjoyed the meals, but didn't feel the need to outsource meal planning, cooking inspiration and grocery shopping.
Now that I have a baby, I can definitely see the benefit!
We loved it but unfortunately we had to stop when my daughter's allergy got worse. We all eat together and while she loved most of the meals, I just didn't feel comfortable with them not being able to guarantee that there's no cross contamination. It's a shame because we loved them.
@@SamWest96 sorry to hear! Must be hard having to worry about allergies with your child. Hope your daughter is doing well.
I'm in the US, but I was able to donate here. They wanted it before it was 8 months old I believe so they had time to use it prior to it reaching a year old. It took a little while to get set up to donate though, they did a blood test and some health screens to make sure the milk would be safe. So if you are considering donating in the future - maybe when Rowan is a little older - it might be good to get the enrollment process started. Maybe it's way easier in the UK though! Congrats on the stash and I hope the journey treated you well.
So interesting! Thanks so much for posting this! I'm in a similar situation, my partner and i did SPL so I'm back in work while she takes the rest of maternity leave.
You may be able donate freezer stash to a milk bank like Hearts Milk Bank. You could also become a long term donor if you wanted to (I did this a while but then my supply dropped🤦🏻♀️)
I built up my stash purely using a Haaka 🙂 Didn't anticipate bubba not liking the taste of (especially the older) pumped milk tho! 🤦🏻♀️ Working 5 days a week now, bub is 6 months old. Still pumping 3 times a day, ~every 3 h, but hoping to try cut down to only 2 pumps a day, ~every 4h and hopefully get the same amount of milk (plus bubba eating abit of solids now so intake hopefully decreasing). I'm so grateful my workplace has a designated little lockable pumping room, with a chair, sink and little fridge that I can go and sit in and chill and watch RUclips videos (like this one lol!) for half an hr and pump. Defs cuts into my work time/productivity tho 🤦🏻♀️ Ooh I also use a Medela freestyle flex but the standard/older design
You should definitely research if your mil could be donated! It's definitely needed.
Thanks so much. This was one of the most helpful videos regarding pumping for me 🤗
My milk donation experience for anyone interested:
I live in Brittany, France, and this is how it went : they send me an email with a bunch of information about how to sterilise your equipment and store my milk effectively. They provided me with a prescription to rent a pump and another prescription for an STI test. This test has to be done every 3 month in order to donate my milk. I then had to sign a contract to assure I would follow instructions, they gave me a MASSIVE box of sterile bottles and I started pumping for them ! They gave me labels with a bar code and my info to stick on each bottle. I write the date and hour of pumping as well as the quantity on each bottle. The milk is stored in my freezer at -18°C for 3 month maximum. I am able to donate up until my child turns 1 (he's 6 month old now)
I can bring the milk to them or they can come and get it if I have a large quantity (5L or more).
What happens if I did something wrong and my milk isn't good enough? Am I in trouble? Nope. They pasteurise the milk and test it and if it's not up to the hospital standards in terms of germs and all, it's just destroyed. It happened once for me, they called and asked if I had been sick or anything, but I was not in any trouble, it was just a shame that some of my milk was destroyed (then again, I don't want to give bad milk to little premie babies).
I exclusively pump, every 8 hours or so, first thing in the morning, after my lunch break and last thing before going to bed. I prefer pumping for the hospital during the day, when my kids aren't home, because I need to be careful with what I do. I don't want little grabby hands around me when I'm trying to keep things sterile. I personally use a steriliser that goes in the microwave and it works just fine, although it's quite big and awkward to store away.
As they told me, they don't have any expectations in terms of quantity, of course my baby is a priority and I can stop the donation at any moment. I hope it helped some of you 💕 merci Hannah pour la vidéo 😘
Oh ! And no they can't take my freezer stash.
It's very similar here in the UK. I donate with Hearts Milk Bank (as each bank normally has a corresponding hospital and region). Similar to you I filled out a lot of paper work, had a blood test plus a screening call with a lactation specialist. Once approved I then got a delivery of bottles with a set of instructions for sterilisation, cleaning practices and proper freezing procedures. Then when my bottles were filled or within two weeks (which every happened first) I would arrange pick up of my frozen and then start the process over again. I always donated my first milk of the day so I could have my morning cuppa afterwards and not have to be concerned about donating caffeine as well.
I was only able to breast feed for a week and a half then my milk dried up once I started pumping. It was a very tough journey for me but I am grateful I got to experience it even if it was only a short period of time
Watching this while night feeding my 12 week old, although I'm not sure it's classed as a night feed - because he went down at 8.30 and I think he would have slept another cycle but got him up when he stirred because I thought I was about to explode! Note to self - make sure pump parts are ready to go!
Thanks for the info 😊
I'm about five years from having a baby (if life goes as planned), but, sure, let's watch a breastfeeding video. Very interesting stuff really
100% relate to my journey. Thanks for this quality content!
This is so interesting! Your whole journey so far honestly, but I learned SO much in this video! However, I am now absolutely terrified that my anxiety disorder and lots of stress all the time will create an issue for me in the future
This is so interesting! I have a nine month who is exclusively breastfed and I work part time also so perfect comparison!
I wonder if some NICUs and/or Postpartum units might also take extra milk? I've encountered some situations in healthcare settings where the breastfeeding parent isn't available to nurse because of other emergency medical needs, so I'd be curious to know if hospitals/birthing centers use donated milk or formula in those situations 🤔
The milk has to be processed (it’s considered body fluid like blood or plasma). And the NICU unit can request some stash when they have a baby that needs it. I’m a NICU nurse :)
I was going to suggest milk donation, especially if you're now producing double what Rowan needs. Obviously, don't leave your freezer stock short, but I'm sure a milk bank would gratefully take any surplus.
It's probably also good to have some spare in case there are any unforseen occasions where Rowan needs bottle feeding more than normal, e.g. you're ill, you have to go somewhere unexpectedly or you get stuck somewhere when you're away. It would just remove some of that stress when say you have an unplanned overnight stop on your way home from an event or a family member has an emergency you need to attend to (as you said, trying to stress pump in that situation won't be helpful).
Also, something I just thought of - have you or Dan ever tried your milk, e.g. if you've run out of cow's milk or just for curiosity?
Thank you so much for this interesting video! May I ask, was ist at all difficult for Rowan to change back and forth between bottles and breastfeeding? I do not actually have children myself, but I found that some of my Friends had difficulties to get their children to accept bottles after having breastfed for a while. Which really gives them so little flexibility with work/sharing feeding duties/night time routines with the dad etc.
This was so interesting. As someone who is exclusively nursing a bottle refusing 5 month old… maybe I’ll be able to leave her for more than an hour at some point 😳
Basically everything I pump from her ends up dribbling down her chin every day. But we’ll keep trying!
We had to try several different bottle types and nipple types before finding what worked best... it still wasn't perfect but much better than where we were when we started.
That sounds really hard! Hope your baby learns to take a bottle so you can have more flexibility.
Wishing you all the best !
Same here :(
@@Moggililli all the best to you and your little one! Hope things get easier soon.
Ditto! We've tried 5 different bottle types since 6 weeks and little success. Just started trying with a sippy cup instead of a bottle (at 5 months old) after speaking to the health visitor so fingers crossed! From talking about it with various people bottle refusal seems to be more common than I was first made to believe!
I’ve started this video to watch while pumping. 😂
OMG SAME AHAHA. It didn't even occur to me
You can donate to the hospital for babies in neonatal care. There are lots of places that will accept milk donations if you feel you want to or want to donate.
Funny story: a classmate at animal husbandry school felt something like that "twinge" of let down the first time she heard the (cow) milking system sound zk zk zk zk🤣 Even though she hadn't pumped or nursed for years by then.
Dairy cow first-time-moms often are very stressed with all the new things that have been happening and might hold back their milk from the milking machine. They can be given oxytocin (one of the "love hormones" that is very important in birth and milk production) to relax and help with milk release. Most never need it, some get it once-twice and learn to let the milk flow, some rare cases need the hormone every other day for two weeks until things finally click for them. I always half-jokingly suggest playing the new moms videos of hungry calfs on the hormone-less milkings.
A newborn calf will drink around 6-10 liters of colostrum a day, and a dairy cow might start production anywhere from 2 to 40 liters, depending if she is a first timer or a highly producing older cow. Freezer stash is essential to even out the supply so every calf gets enough straight from birth.
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i'd definitely look into donating breast milk!! its a super awesome thing for parents who may not be making as much as their baby needs but still want the benefits 😄
How many days and hours did u work on your part time schedule
Does having expressed milk from a bottle ever ‘confuse’ Rowan? Or does he change from boob to bottle and back to boob well? I think I heard something that if you bottle feed, then the baby ‘forgets’ how to feed from the boob. Though that might be a scaremongering myth to try convince women that breast is best in every and all scenarios, and steer women away from a mixture of breastfeeding and expressed/formula milk from a bottle, which might be better for some lifestyles/low expressing women/dads getting involved and bonding etc
It honestly really depends on the baby. My daughter would tolerate bottles if they were the option but 100% preferred boob.
However I've had cousins that vastly preferred the bottle.
Mine has zero "confusion" at all!
@@tashatomic4893 likes their food 😂
Rowan has very happily gone from boob to bottle to boob!
Supposedly it's easier for them to get the milk out of the bottle than the boob which can cause them to have a preference for the bottle... however if there's a strong attachment already made with breastfeeding, I think they find the boob more enjoyable bc it soothes and relaxes them whilst feeding and many more things too.
I’m due my little boy in 3mo time, can you recommend any nursing bras for big boobs, I struggle to find normal bras let alone nursing ones and would I need to size up to use an in bra pump?
I got mine from bravissimo!
Thanks!
Thank you soo much for this.
Fyi there’s a lot of background noise in this! Love the video tho xx
My Daughter is now almost 19 weeks old and i have about 5L of milk in my Freezer 🙈🙈🙈😅
For a moment I wasn't sure what I was watching because the background music used in the beginning of this video is the same as in the F**ks Given by ComeCurious podcast 😅
Hahaha is it!? Brilliant 😂
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Not me watching while pumping. 😂
Samesies. 😂
hi
Rowen is so CUTE and adorable and so special 💕🤍💕💕💕🤍❤️❤️🤍💕💕💕🤍🤍💕💕🤍❤️❤️🤍💕💕💕❤️❤️❤️💕💕💕❤️❤️🤍💕💕🤍❤️❤️🤍💕🤍❤️🤍💕💕🤍
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Maybe see if you can donate x
What job do you do?
Your the best greatest mom and wife and partner and amazing inspiring and so proud of you and unbelievable xoxo 😚 ❤️🤍❤️❤️❤️💕💕🤍❤️❤️🤍💕🤍💕💕🤍❤️❤️❤️💕💕🤍❤️❤️🤍💕💕🤍❤️❤️🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍❤️🤍💕🤍❤️❤️🤍🤍❤️❤️❤️🤍💕💕🤍❤️❤️💕💕💕❤️❤️🤍
Cries in low supply 😢
When you think about it, Makes sense to feed your baby your milk instead of cows Milk eh? 😅
Dan has his own milk he can give Rowan