jessicamommy0f2
06-17-2008, 03:05 PM
HI! I WILL BE RETURNING TO WORK IN THE NEXT 2 WEEKS & HAVE BEEN NURSING MY DAUGHTER EXCLUSIVELY FOR 3 MONTHS NOW. I NEED TO INTRODUCE THE BOTTLE ASAP. MY HUSBAND WORKS FROM 2:30PM-11:30PM ALL WEEK EXCEPT SAT & SUN. I WOULD LIKE HIM TO GIVE THE BOTTLE. MY DAUGHTER SLEEPS FROM 11:30PM OR LATER UNTIL 9-10 AM OR WHENEVER WE ALL GET UP. I NURSE HER AROUND 10 ish & AGAIN @ 2:00PM OR AROUND THAT TIME BEFORE MY HUSBAND GOES TO WORK & THEN EVERY 3 HOURS UNTIL BEDTIME. I'M ALSO PUMPING AFTER MY MORNING FEED FOR FROZEN MILK STASH. I USED TO PUMP BEFORE BEDTIME BUT NOT ANYMORE. I WOULD LIKE TO ONLY GIVE 1 BOTTLE/DAY UNTIL I RETURN TO WORK. I'M ONLY GOING TO BE WORKING 1 DAY A WEEK(12 HOUR SHIFT) SO SHE'LL BE NURSING EXCLUSIVELY THE OTHER 6 DAYS OF THE WEEK. SO...SHE IS NURSING 5-6 TIMES/DAY PLUS I'M PUMPING ONCE/ DAY. IS THIS ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN MY MILK SUPPLY OR SHOULD I PUMP 2X/DAY LIKE I USED TO? ALSO WHAT TIME OF THE DAY SHOULD I INTRODUCE THE BOTTLE-THE 1ST FEED & PUMP OR THE 2ND FEED OF THE DAY & PUMP. EITHER ONE MY HUSBAND CAN GIVE THE BOTTLE. I WANTED TO BE HOME FOR 6 MONTHS BUT HAVE TO GO BACK EARLY. I REALLY WANT TO MAINTAIN MY MILK SUPPLY:)THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.