It does come down to personal choice and we all know that 'breast is best' for bubs because it is specifically designed for baby, with mums antibodies etc etc
BUT things never go to plan. Baby and Mums health, happines and well being are whats most important. Completely agree with what has been said above Happy Baby = Happy Mum and vice versa.
We are still breastfeeding, my boy is 22 months now and yes I do have my down days about breastfeeding, but tbh I have loved the journey! It creates an amazing bond between mother and baby, something that no one else can share with my son. Whereas with bottle feeding, it can be a shared job iykwim. We have had several breast infections and took a good 3 months to get started and get past latching problems etc (we were in second OB magazine issue in breastfeeding article too). It wasn't a walk in the park for us but we made it and I'm so proud! (although wishing my boobs had of stayed nice and perky, but alas that's not the case. But totally worth it).
Whatever decision you make Spicy chick, only you know what is best for your baby. Best of luck hun!
Hmm bottle feeding can be a shared job , but that can be a very good thing at times.
for eg, when my friend died 3 weeks after her daughter was born , it was a relief that she had bottle fed from day one (she found it too sore to bf, course she did, she had a bloodclot, poor thing just didnt know it ) and we didn't have to deal with a baby we couldn't feed, on top of our grief .
Of course thats an extreme case, but still I bf and formula fed cos Caitlyn's dad was having her from an early age , and I wanted him to feed her too, and despite him living in Australia, they've always had a great bond .
My mum bf me the shortest amount of time, but Im probably the one of her kids that is closest to her , certainly not my brother who she bf longer .
BF certainly has its benefits, its convenient, its always there, you don't have to heat it up , or wash and sterilise (tho do wash yourself please, smelly people aren't nice haha) but it certainly isnt for everyone .
Just go with the flow, the one that works best for you
For me? I didn't breastfeed past 3 weeks (all that time was EBM) due to PND, bonding issues (due to latching issues which noone could fix no matter how many people shoved him on my boob) and pain from previous breast problems. It took me ages to come to terms with it as I always thought it was just the done thing and always thought my MIL was a bit off cos she never attempted to breastfeed (I don't blame the woman - she's got gigantic boobs and was on meds that the babies couldn't have - but I didn't know that at the time).
This time - I will not attempt breastfeeding at all. It's not worth my mental health, plus I've had a breast reduction. Like others have said, the thought of breastfeeding freaks me out. Never did before I tried it, but it does now. However, I am totally comfy being around my friends when they are b/fing, its just not for me.
Good question though - I think as a mum to be you need to be fully informed. If you intend to breastfeed, I suggest going to as many classes as you can and possibly even contacting LLL before you give birth to book an appointment for the early days. The thing that annoyed me is I intended to breastfeed so that was the end of it - no help, no advice, no classes were offered. I only found out about all of this about 4 weeks after DS was born - too late for us.
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