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Expressing Breastmilk by hand?

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  • mildred1978
    mildred1978 Posts: 3,367 Forumite
    fawd1 wrote: »
    . Also, I would say ignore the advice about nipple confusion. Both of mine were absolutely fine with breast and bottle as long as I made sure that I didn't bottle feed more than once in succession if you know what I mean. every baby I know who's parents avoided bottle feeding until 6 weeks then refused to take a bottle, whereas mine where always happy with both.

    it's a conspiracy by the militant lactivists to force you to keep breastfeeding ;)
    Science adjusts its views based on what's observed.
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  • Gingham_R
    Gingham_R Posts: 1,660 Forumite
    I agree about using a warm bath to help the flow - or a warm flannel.
    Just because it says so in the Mail, doesn't make it true.

    I've got ADHD. You can ask me about it but I may not remember to answer...
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