If your breastfeeding or have stopped how long did u do it for. And if your bottle feed did you breastfeed in the early days? And why did u decided to bottle feed?
2007-03-05 19:22:03 · 31 answers · asked by noellie_winnie 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
I choose to breastfed my son. he is 15 months old and still being breastfed 3-5 times in 24 hours, few minutes each time. we are working on weaning now though. I'm not against bottle feeding or anything and don't think moms should be pressured into breastfeeding. I choose to breastfeed because of convienience, not having to worry about running out of formula, having bottles everywhere, the cost ( spend enough on diapers) and a few others.
2007-03-05 19:35:51 · answer #1 · answered by ~m 3 · 6⤊ 1⤋
I breastfed my daughter for 5-6 months. Apparently she did well on it as she gained weight and was healthy. I hated it though. I did not want to breastfeed and felt that I was quite forced to do it. Its the best thing for baby..and on and on..
I was not a very good producer, I could bare;y keep up with my daughter. If and when I did pump all I could get was about 1 ounce out of each breast and that was it ... I have no idea how my little girl thrived! LOL
With this next child arriving soon again the pressure has come upon me to breast feed. Apparently my feelings dont matter. SO I have decided that I am going to breastfeed for the first 1-3 months and then that is it , bottle for the baby.
I know people will say that it is selfish of me to not continue longer but if Im not happy the baby isnt happy.
Plus bottle feeding will allow other people to bond to the baby Plus give me more time to spend with my first child. I am very worried about her feeling lost or forgotten when the new one comes.
2007-03-06 04:11:22 · answer #2 · answered by timberleigh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have 2 children.
With my son, I breastfed for two months and then supplimented with formula for another 4 months. At 6 months he weaned himself off me entirely. It was a bad experience because I don't feel like I was ever giving him as much as he needed and I felt secluded from the world in my home breastfeeding 24 hours a day. It would take him an hour to be satisfied and breastfed babies tend to eat every 2-3 hours so I really was tied down.
With my daughter I decided to go for it again. I really wanted them both to have all the benefits that breastmilk gives. I'm so glad I tried again! She only takes 15 minutes to eat and be full and I felt more confident and able to feed her in public so I haven't felt as alone as I did the first time around. She's now 9 months and still doesn't take any formula.
All I can say is do what works for you. Breastfeeding has many benefits including always being ready and on hand whenever your baby needs it(It was much nicer not having to run to the kitchen to warm up formula while my baby was crying in the middle of the night). Also, if you do choose to breastfeed, make sure you still get out of the house and with friends. It may take a little to get comfortable breastfeeding in public, but its alot less depressing! :)
2007-03-06 04:27:01 · answer #3 · answered by Kristina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know they say that breast is best, but it is really about what is best for you and your baby. My son was incredibly hungry from the moment he popped out and despite breastfeeding him constantly, the only thing that settled him on that first day was when the nurse gave him a little formula milk on a spoon in the hospital. I was glad for the two hours of rest and I did continue to breastfeed for 5 and a half weeks but I was having to give him a bottle as well at every feed because he was so hungry! In the end we decided to give up breastfeeding because the whole 'feeding' process was taking so long!
Do what is right for you and remember you are giving your child lots of nutrients and benefits even if you only breastfeed for a few days :)
2007-03-06 04:02:36 · answer #4 · answered by franpal_2000 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I breast fed for the first Two weeks but my son was 8lb at birth and was not getting enough milk and was jaundice and dehydrated so for a further week i expressed breast milk and mixed that with formula.
After that i formula fed exclusively.
I know they say breast is best, but surely as long as baby is happy, content and getting nutrition of some kind then that is best for the baby.
I felt incredible guilt giving up breast feeding and this has been something that has never really gone away.
I think as a new parent there is to much emphasis put on these things at a time when the pressure is already excessive.
Do what is most comfortable for you.
My son is happy healthy and as bright as a button - it clearly hasn't done him any harm.
I am not anti - breastfeeding its just at the time it was not appropriate i would however try and breastfeed if i ever was mad enough to have another baby! lol but i know i would try not to feel as guilty if once again i wasn't successful.
2007-03-06 03:39:05 · answer #5 · answered by carlyjayne 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is so much pressure these days to breastfeed as long as you can (up to 2 years). I attended breastfeeding workshops, had one on ones with midwives and got constant nosiness from everyone about it.
I did not get on with breastfeeding. No matter how I tried it, my daughter did not put on weight and I was in pain. I was miserable and felt like a failure. I persevered for 4 months until I got a health visitor who said to do "top up feeds". This means you breastfeed and give them formula to top them up. Almost immediately my daughter stopped crying all the time (she had been hungry). He also recommended a dummy as she was a very sucky baby and was attached to me pretty much all the time - this helped.
What I hated however was how some people felt it was their business to tell me that bottle feeding was "wrong" and that I was a bad mother because I had "given up".
My daughter is now a happy healthy 4 year old and I truly believe that whatever works for you is best. I hate the fact that you're deemed a bad mum just because you are doing what is best for your own circumstances.
2007-03-06 03:36:06 · answer #6 · answered by Carrie S 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
We did both
I breastfed for the first 3 days and then was advised to suppliment with formula because my baby lost more then 10% of her birth weight. We continued to do that until I was able to get my milk supply up to match her demand. After that, she was breastfed during the day and bottle fed pumped breastmilk at night. We chose this because it'd take an hour for me to breastfeed versus 10 min on the bottle. It helped me to get rest and gave my husband a chance to bond.
We were lucky that our daughter didn't care where her food came from so switching breast to bottle was easier on us.
This was the norm until she started on solids around 6 months. She started to wean herself from the breast. I couldn't feed her outside the house because she'll get distracted by anything that perked her curiosity. She also wants to control her feeds, she loves holding her bottle now she figured out her hand to mouth coordination. She'll only breastfeed if we are home and if she's very hungry and we don't offer her solids.
So now we bottle feed her because we feel it's the right time for her. It wasn't the right time for me. I felt seperation anxiety for a week while our daugther was happy with her next feeding stage of her development
2007-03-06 04:42:04 · answer #7 · answered by sweet_cincin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I tried to breastfeed my 1st child but it hurt like heck and my nipples were bleeding, I thought sod it and gave her a bottle, it was good enough for me so why not my kids. Plus I dont see the point in expressing milk to put it in a bottle if your gonna breast feed, do it properly, by giving my kids the bottle my husband had no excuse to not feed them in the middle of the night, or at any other time of day
2007-03-06 03:58:07 · answer #8 · answered by Jovi Freak 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I breastfed my son for 15 months and loved it and so did he. I was lucky to be able to do it though. I know quite a few people who would have loved to have breastfed but couldn't for various reasons. I was also lucky that we found it really easy and it was such a lovely special time for us.
I stopped at 15 months for a few reasons, I'd never expected to feed beyond the first year, but then it was going so well and my son didn't show signs of giving up and I didn't want to stress us both by going cold turkey. But at 15 months I was pregnant again and my boobs were sore and I was feeling that is was more a comfort thing for him than a necessity. And I wanted my boobs back! I slowly weaned him onto formula to make sure he still got the nutrients and after month or so he moved on to cows milk.
Due in June and can't wait to breastfeed again, although my son doesn't seem to miss it I do!
And my boobs aren't particularly saggy! :)
2007-03-06 17:20:20 · answer #9 · answered by Tink 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My first two (twins) I expressed while they were in special care baby unit then bottle fed, my daughter I breastfed for 18 months and my fourth child is adopted so is also bottle fed. I think its all personal choice but when I had the twins I found after three weeks expressing I couldnt do it anymore, they were 2 months premature and I found it hard to keep up with the demand, my daughter breastfed like a dream for 18 months no problems and went straight on to cows milk, my 10 month old now obviously isnt biologically mine and so came to me at 7 months bottle feeding
2007-03-06 09:11:36 · answer #10 · answered by mumoffour 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋