While it is becoming increasingly common to choose EPing before giving birth, most EPers "end up" pumping after other plans go awry. We asked our pumping moms to take a look back and consider how they would re-write their registry/pre-baby shopping list now that they've ended up EPing.
If I knew that I would be EPing with my daughter I would have purchased a pump before she was born and also had a rental hospital pump ready to go. I also would have purchased more bottles. We only had a few because we didn't expect to use them. Even though I had received a nursing cover as a gift to use while nursing, I was able to use this as my pumping cover! With our next babe, I will definitely plan to have a hospital grade pump ready in the event that we need it. It was so stressful when nursing was just not working and we didn't have a plan in place. I would suggest any expecting mom to have a breast feeding plan and back-up plan. Have phone numbers of lactation consultants, La Leche League, or any other breastfeeding resources. Make a plan for if you need to express milk; this might include watching a video on how to hand express while you're waiting for your pump to arrive. I never expected to have problems with nursing and I know that we would have had a lot less stress had I created back-up plan prior to our daughter's birth.
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