Breast feeding, yay or nay?

[NatEvz]

At the moment, my plan is to breastfeed for a couple of weeks, but I dont intend to do it for a prolonged period of time. To me personally, it feels a really un-natural thing to do and I dont feel overly comfortable with it, but its easier to agree with my midwives than have to try and explain to them why i dont want to do it, as they sort of look at you as though you have a second head!!
At least if i try it then i cant get moaned at. Thinking about it I do feel as though ive been bullied into it a little, and more so because im still quite young.
Although i have nothing against anyone breast feeding, i think its fantastic if thats what you want to do and feel you can do it xxx

 

[Squeakz]

yeah NatEvz. that was exac,ty how i felt! it just never felt right. i think breastfeeding is a very personal choice and you can get bullied in to it! i got told all sorts of stuff about how if i was formula feeding then iwould literally be hurting my child.....it was horrible. you just have to go with what you feel comfortable for however long you do and dont feel pushed in to doing anything you dont want! xx

 

[NatEvz]

Thanks Squeakz, im glad its not just me. I wont be bullied into doing it any longer than i feel comfortable xxx

 

[pinkymum]

I haven't had a change tu break it to the.mw that I'm not gonna breasted. So i'm already worrying about the hassle I may or may not get. I just think its a shame that it should be like that. There's also a new advert about bf here in Scotland and everytime I see it I feel bad for deciding on formula and baby isn't even here yet. X
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[pinkymum]

I haven't had a change tu break it to the.mw that I'm not gonna breasted. So i'm already worrying about the hassle I may or may not get. I just think its a shame that it should be like that. There's also a new advert about bf here in Scotland and everytime I see it I feel bad for deciding on formula and baby isn't even here yet. X
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[cherelle]

I dont think we should be pressured into breast feeding if it doesnt feel right for us but personally i want to do whatevers best for my baby from day 1 and breast is best health wise so ill be trying my best to breast feed for a while at least.

Oh and ill need all the help i can get shifting the extra weight!! lol

 

[midnight]

if you really dont want to do then dont nothing worse than having a newborn and doing something that you feel pressured into doing if you dont want to just tell them point blank that your not going to do it they have formula in the hospital please dont feel you have to do it because if you plan to bf just to get ppl off your back then when you change to formula it can cause constipation or upset tummy for the baby xxx

 

[ippa]

I want to, but doubt I will do it for very long, as I'm going to be a single parent I don't know how I would manage to get anything else done! But I plan to express aswell so hopefully that will help out with time.
If I can't bf then I won't be overly upset, just want to to begin with because of all the benefits to both my baby and myself.
XxX

 

[purplehippy]

Have explained myself a million times online and off, in the last week - but I'm going to try so hard to, this time, is the last bit of what I've been saying.

You get bullied for bottlefeeding and bullied for breastfeeding, depending on your friends, family, mums you meet, and the public you're near. So do what you're going to do and ignore any comments

 

[midnight]

Have explained myself a million times online and off, in the last week - but I'm going to try so hard to, this time, is the last bit of what I've been saying.

You get bullied for bottlefeeding and bullied for breastfeeding, depending on your friends, family, mums you meet, and the public you're near. So do what you're going to do and ignore any comments

i know why when you chose to breast feed do people look at you all funnt and proceed to tell you not ever mother or baby can breast feed grr and the you get the oppisite when you bottle feed lol cant win at all

 

[jld123]

thanks everyone. i really would like to breast feed, but I dont want to be dissapointed if it doesnt happen for me

 

[Rayoflight]

Have explained myself a million times online and off, in the last week - but I'm going to try so hard to, this time, is the last bit of what I've been saying.

You get bullied for bottlefeeding and bullied for breastfeeding, depending on your friends, family, mums you meet, and the public you're near. So do what you're going to do and ignore any comments

You're so right! Well put x

 

[clairebear22]

I'm planning on giving it a go! If I can't do it then bottles it is, or if baby can't do it for whatever reason then bottles it is!! I'm defo not going to beat myself up if it doesn't work out for us!

I'm keeping a very open mind about breast feeding and at least I can say I 'gave it a go'!

xxx

 

[midnight]

im the same claire if i cant then i cant but im getting annoyed with all the you might not be able to do it comments from people who are meant to be there for support grr lol

 

[clairebear22]

It's weird because i've had nothing but support from family and friends!! If I can breast feed then i'll be the first woman since my Nan to breast feed in our family so i'll be well chuffed!!! None of them even attempted it with their kids! My OH's family all breast fed so I know i'll be very comfy doing it in front of them!

Just ignore the 'pressure people', in fact could they be a little jelous because they didn't do it? lol xxx

 

[laurenhayward]

I'm going to try my best, I will try to give it at least a week or two but if it isn't working I'll probably express. If that doesn't work then formula it is but I'd rather not have to because it's an added expense we don't need!

 

[midnight]

maybe they are i just say well i might be fabulous at it lol

 

[purplehippy]

i know why when you chose to breast feed do people look at you all funnt and proceed to tell you not ever mother or baby can breast feed grr and the you get the oppisite when you bottle feed lol cant win at all

I know I'm not totally angelic here though because I see mums bottle feeding newborns and bad thoughts do cross my mind - but how do I know they can't for one of a million reasons. Also, unless you see the formula, how do you know it's not expressed booby milk! I know I can express and if latching is an issue, then I'll do my best to express - and I know I'll be criticised.

The other interesting thing is that I knew some extremist breastfeeding pushers who scorned expressing. FFS!!! just because the 'good stuff' isn't direct from the teat of mother dearest!!!

 

[AbbyJ]

I think if you can then you should, it's the natural thing to do and I wouldn't even consider not breastfeeding. I know some people can't, not enough milk etc. but my sister never even tried, just stuck baby on the bottle from the word go and it really annoyed me. Breastmilk contains antibodies that protect your baby from illnesses early on, knowing that but choosing not to just seems selfish to me, I don't mean to offend anybody but that's just how I feel. Plus every time you breastfeed your stomach contracts and producing milk uses up lots of calories, so you lose your post pregnancy stomach a lot quicker if you breastfeed. Also it's a really magical feeling, and it's something only you can do for your baby, that makes it a really special part of the bonding between mum & baby in my opinon.

 

[Samsgirl]

i am hoping to just breastfeed for the first 3 weeks ish and then slowly do a bit of both...some breast and some formula. just so that OH can feel he is involved and feed baby and also my mum (who is desperate to babysit already! - but she has been waiting for years for me to get pregnant) can have little one and she can sort feeds etc...

plus i get married when little one will be about 6 weeks old and so on the day, want boo boo to be okay on bottles......so thats why i thought start to phase them in at about 3 weeks......xx