Breastfeeding and School...

So basically if I only want to breastfeed...I have to pump milk??? If I decide to do both the breastfeeding when I can and formula when Im not around..How do I go about that? I mean, like how do you schedule that or whats the best way to go about this...Im new to this....SORRY  

Quoting J.R.'S_MOMMi:“ So basically if I only want to breastfeed...I have to pump milk??? If I decide to do both the breastfeeding ... [snip!] ... do I go about that? I mean, like how do you schedule that or whats the best way to go about this...Im new to this....SORRY  ”

I would try breastfeeding and pumping *leaving the extras in the fridge or freezer i'd say half and half* and see how that goes for awhile and when you run out of pumped breastmilk while your gone then do formula as last resort.

my son in mixed fed. We alternate breatmilk and formula for every other feeding. I have chosen to pump my milk (it's just eaiser with my older son running around), but I only pump 4 times a day, or every six hours.We started out with exclusively breastfeeding for the first 3 weeks, then slowly introduced the formula until we were giving it every other feeding. The biggest thing we have found with doing this is that we have to keep track of what he last had because it's a delicate balance on his little tummy. Though I have chosen to pump, you could most certainly do the same type of feeding but put your baby to breast. The only main thing we have avoided by me pumping is nipple confusion, which can happen when you mixed feed. I recommend checking out this thread http://forum.baby-gaga.com/about189119.html

here's the kelly mom page on pumping. this is a great site, please check it out.

http://www.kellymom.com/bf/pumping/index.html