Time Saving Measures

I see many families who are "triple feeding" - baby to breast, pumping, bottlefeeding - for various reasons such as low milk supply or oral restrictions. While this strategy can and should be a temporary measure while we work toward the root of the problem, it can still be exhausting and time-consuming. Recently, I have found myself with families brainstorming time-saving measures for this situation! Here are a couple of examples...

• Latch baby and pump at the same time - if baby latches easily and you can sling them diagonally down your body, freeing up the other breast....there you go! My only caveat...baby gets first dibs on both sides!

• Consider an SNS to supplement directly at the breast - this is a system with a bottle of expressed milk or formula being fed by tube directly at the breast. A fantastic way for a low-supply parent to combine the "bottle" with breast time!