Pumping blinkies?

[SoupDragon]

I've been having a google and can't find anything...does anyone know if there are signature blinkies for pumping milestones, like there are for bf-ing? I'm not exclusively pumping so can't use those, and I don't feel like I'm entitled to use the breastfeeding ones, since I'm not feeding my DD directly from the breast.

Thank you

 

[misspriss]

You are feeding her breastmilk, from your breasts, you are perfectly entitled to use the breastfeeding blinkies.

I had to go back to work at 12 weeks, so A TON of my breastfeeding was actually pumping. If no pumping moms used the breastfeeding blinkies, there would be a lot less people using them...

 

[SoupDragon]

Oh, I didn't think of it that way at all...I hope no-one takes offence at what I posted, as I didn't mean it like that :/ I felt that way because I have never been able to nurse DD as she has a tongue-tie and can't latch, so I've never really felt like a breastfeeding mum, unlike those who are pumping because they're back at work or have preemies, if that makes sense?

I just want to say also, thank you for saying that - it means a lot to me, as I still haven't made my peace with not being able to nurse.

 

[misspriss]

Oh no problem, I've seen the question before! You should definitely be proud to be giving your daughter your breastmilk, even if it's different than you expected. Having to pump is definitely hard, I had to pump for DS when he was in the NICU too, because he was small and couldn't latch.

Definitely something to be proud of

 

[SoupDragon]

I can't imagine the worry of having a baby in the NICU...my DD had low blood sugar at birth so they had to keep taking blood from her, which was bad enough :/

On thinking about it, you are exactly right - I am d**n proud of persisting with expressing...especially as everyone who knows about it thinks I'm crazy and can't understand why I'm still doing it. It is not what I hoped to be doing, and it is freaking hard work, but it makes me feel better to know she is getting some breastmilk. So I have added a blinky to my signature and am feeling very proud of it!

 

[RaspberryK]

I'm glad you got a blinkie you've worked so hard xx

 

[misspriss]

I can't imagine the worry of having a baby in the NICU...my DD had low blood sugar at birth so they had to keep taking blood from her, which was bad enough :/

On thinking about it, you are exactly right - I am d**n proud of persisting with expressing...especially as everyone who knows about it thinks I'm crazy and can't understand why I'm still doing it. It is not what I hoped to be doing, and it is freaking hard work, but it makes me feel better to know she is getting some breastmilk. So I have added a blinky to my signature and am feeling very proud of it!

It wasn't something I was prepared for at all, I don't think many people are. It's something that just gets thrown on you and you have to deal, I don't think I had time to worry as much as people think you would. I was kind of numb and shocked at first, like going through the motions. I was determined to breastfeed though, it was the only part of my "birth plan" and what I had planned that I could make happen. I pumped myself into oversupply! It was only 18 days and he was mostly just a grower/feeder, he had a little jaundice at first but his lungs and stuff were healthy and he had no infections or problems. Just tiny and couldn't feed well yet.

 

[Angelbaby_01]

As long as baby gets breastmilk it is considered breastfeeding.