wah seh, half the day gone liao.....
jasda,
i latched on at night as well and basically slept when bb slept (not so easy during the day), but tis bcz i believe pumping is so leceh... plus C1 did have nipple confusion. after 2 bottle feeds during days 3 and 4, tadah, he din want my breast anymore, so i had to go cold turkey on bottles till he stabilised at abt 3 months with all latching only. not everyone is so lucky like ranting's and celyn's #1 with zero nipple confusion.
you can listen now to all our advices, but in the end, you will do what is best for you and bb at THAT time.
Breastfeeding and PD
separate but related topic... another time i realised from talking to colleague, the PD's support is super impt. there are still PDs who tell you to stop breastfeeding for a few days or a week to bring jaundice levels down - i went to one such myself and luckily had read up beforehand so i knew this mode of thinking was outdated. have to be super confident in standing your ground (not with PD, with family!!), and getting another PD's opinion.
C1's breastmilk jaundice lasted for 2 months, and MIL/mum's nagging nearly wore me down during that time... luckily my PD supported me, and i can tell them tis ok, C1 will be ok one.