I'm trying to get prepared - what do I NEED to prepare for nursing? I'll be going back to work and pumping, but I'd like to feed her myself when I'm home if possible.
So far I have:
- Bravado Silk Nursing Bra (I'll get another couple of bras once I have a better idea about what size I'll be, but this one is super flexible size-wise)
- Nursing camisole from Target (I need more of these - are any better than another?)
- Medela Advanced Pump (not quite the PIS, but pretty much the same except for the bag, I think - got it free through insurance)
- Simple Wishes hands-free pumping bra
- Extra valves and membranes
- A few bottles, although I want to wait and see what baby girl likes first
- Lanolin
- Disposable pads
- Gel pads
- Boppy pillow
I also finished reading Milk Memos, which was great. Any additional tips for introducing pumping would be awesome though - I'll meet with the LC at the hospital when and after she's born, and hopefully they'll have some good advice, because the BFing class they taught was super generic and not overly helpful. I'm also going to get a small fridge to put in my office at work, because I'll pump in there. The building has a pumping room, but I hear it's not that nice, and my office is.
So far I have:
- Bravado Silk Nursing Bra (I'll get another couple of bras once I have a better idea about what size I'll be, but this one is super flexible size-wise)
- Nursing camisole from Target (I need more of these - are any better than another?)
- Medela Advanced Pump (not quite the PIS, but pretty much the same except for the bag, I think - got it free through insurance)
- Simple Wishes hands-free pumping bra
- Extra valves and membranes
- A few bottles, although I want to wait and see what baby girl likes first
- Lanolin
- Disposable pads
- Gel pads
- Boppy pillow
I also finished reading Milk Memos, which was great. Any additional tips for introducing pumping would be awesome though - I'll meet with the LC at the hospital when and after she's born, and hopefully they'll have some good advice, because the BFing class they taught was super generic and not overly helpful. I'm also going to get a small fridge to put in my office at work, because I'll pump in there. The building has a pumping room, but I hear it's not that nice, and my office is.
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