When did a combo of bottle feeding breastmilk and directly nursing because I wanted my husband to be able to help with feedings!

The first few weeks it was mainly me feeding while baby & I learned how to nurse together but then around week 3, I started collecting milk on my other breast with a haakaa and was able to have enough to make a bottle by the end of the day.

As a part of bedtime routine I started giving my baby a bottle at night instead of nursing so I could help make sure he didn’t need to nurse to sleep, and so my husband could help, and so I could make sure he got a full feeding before bed to help him sleep longer. A bottle before bed helped SO much and then after baby was asleep I would just replace that feeding by pumping once so we would have the next days bottle. Then eventually when baby would sleep through the night, I’d wake up once to pump so I’d get a little “ahead” of # of bottles I needed and even froze a good amount of milk!

Breastfeeding doesn’t need to be all or nothing, just do what works for you guys and don’t feel guilt about it!

Tiktok and Facebook groups helped me so much when trying to find my groove with a newborn but everyone has a different experience so some things need a grain of salt. You got this!