Hi everyone. I am a new mother and feel clueless about expressing milk! I have been breastfeeding my 3 week old exclusively, but because I run my own business, I need to be away from him about once a week for maybe 3 hours. My mom takes care of him during this time and I thus need to express milk for him ONLY for these occasions and only if he is hungry before I return. He feeds every 4 hours at the moment, but sometimes more often. I do not wake him to feed as I have been told to feed on demand... I really do not want to bottle feed (even if it is expressed milk, but I have no choice). Here are my 2 questions:
1. When do I express? Just after feeds or some time after? Will I still have enough milk for him if I express? I tried to express today just after morning feed without much success - there seemed to be no milk left.
2. Will he refuse the breast if I introduce the bottle so soon, even if it is just once a week?