It would be fine if they gave mothers a year off with their new born . The bonding and health benefits are worth it .
2025-10-09 20:46:22
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NobleLEC :
It helps to remember that it’s a phase that’s short in the grand scheme of things. All that hard work is giving your baby a massive head start with custom-made nutrition and a stronger immune system, plus it’s amazing for their brain development and so much easier on their little tummies, which can mean a lot less gas and fussiness. It's a temporary sacrifice for a long-term benefit that you just can't get any other way
2025-10-09 06:43:23
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Bre|Boy mama💚🦆 :
It’s every 3 hours but feels shorter than that because of having to bag the milk, clean the parts. It was such a hard thing but very rewarding. It does make things hard to do though 😭
2025-10-08 23:07:10
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Emily :
I did not give it enough thought when I was pregnant. I was so unprepared for how much it would take out of me. It made the adjustment into motherhood so much harder. I think my postpartum experience would have been so much different if I would have formula fed. Don’t regret it, I just wasn’t prepared.
2025-10-09 18:01:44
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Alex Vander Veen :
I decided to only do morning, afternoon, evening. Yes my supply suffers and we supplement formula - about 8 oz a day- but it’s helped my schedule and mental health a lot
2025-10-08 23:30:36
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Claire Robinson Ball :
I tried pumping for the first 2 months & it was so mentally taxing. I admire you so much for sticking to it!!
2025-10-09 00:31:31
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KK1837 :
And then the guilt of thinking of quitting headed into cold season. Wanting him to have the good milk to help him fight stuff off 😫
2025-10-08 22:33:30
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Brinley Donovan :
No one. Not even tiktok. Prepared me for the BF journey
2025-10-10 02:03:23
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Loewziepoewz :
With my first I exclusively pumped for 9 months. Now my second is 6 weeks and I'm exclusively breastfeeding and it's amazing! In the middle of the night I can just put her on, no fuss. Pumping was a nightmare! It's at least twice the trouble
2025-10-10 04:43:50
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Rachal staples :
It’s much easier the second time around!
2025-10-09 17:09:34
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B 🫶🏻 :
3 months into exclusive pumping and its hell but I’m too stubborn to stop. Can’t do anything else while pumping really, not even hold baby which is so tough
2025-10-10 04:14:47
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Allie Tann :
On a 3 hour cycle is so real😩
2025-10-12 20:41:37
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Amanda Osborn :
I felt like a prisoner
2025-10-12 00:34:10
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Jessy Sullivan :
it was one of the hardest things I have done in my life. it almost drove my crazy
2025-10-08 22:32:15
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Meet the Browns :
I’m only two weeks in and it’s taking over my entire life 🤦🏾♀
2025-10-10 05:50:55
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A :
I EB and my baby has slept thru the night since about 6 weeks old
2025-10-10 01:50:55
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gracefullymadeart :
I exclusively pump for a year and it was horrible
2025-10-10 01:56:06
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Sophie Carter :
Pumping was hell. I would absolutely never do it again.
2025-10-08 22:21:39
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🖕🏻howzaboutnope🖕🏻 :
I planned on giving up 5 years of my life to my tiny human anyway. Whats one year of a little extra sacrifice so they can have the milk thats meant for them?
2025-10-09 21:37:36
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Kelly :
It’s so hard
2025-10-09 23:19:43
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Tawnieseattle :
In LOVE with your cardigan 🩷🩷🩷
2025-10-08 22:30:31
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hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh626 :
I just hit a year of pumping and am still going a little longer because baby is having continued feeding challenges that are translating to solids. I’m tired. It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done mentally. But I’m far too stubborn to stop.
2025-10-09 01:41:48
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Lydia :
Every three hours sounds like a luxury 😭 we feed every hour to hour/half and have since birth
2025-10-10 08:56:12
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Michelle :
If I didn’t have an excellent husband/father to our toddler I literally could not do it. I did formula with my first and regretted it and now with a NICU baby, pumping is all I care about 😩
2025-10-09 10:15:24
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Grace Statome :
I’m so early
2025-10-08 22:04:42
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