In a message dated 9/25/2003 9:29:18 PM Mountain Standard Time,
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> Giving used bottles of HM to the baby
>
> Brenda,
> I went back to work with both my children when they were 6 weeks old.  I was
> not able to stockpile a frozen milk supply (I call it "insurance milk") with
> either one for various reasons.  Given those circumstances, I re-used
> bottles of EBM for the sitters until it was gone, even if that was two or three
> days (normally put on a clean nipple).  Always check the milk (smell and taste)
> before giving it and never had any problems with either child.
But this is another good reason to wean to a cup early!  My kids were weaned
off a
> bottle between seven and nine months and took water from a cup while I was
> at work and I nursed at lunch and while I was home/weekends/evenings etc.
> Plus, not having to pump made nursing more pleasurable when I was with my kids
> because I didn't stress anymore about how much milk I did or didn't pump for
> the next day.
> Just my .02 worth.
>
> Christie Pillado
> El Paso, TX
>


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