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greendayrock
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i will not be bottle feeding 4 definate this time as last time i had very bad post natel depression and bad breast feeding experience as well as no sleep at all not eating and other factors helped trigger it. I would definatley not say to anyone not 2 do it cause it works fine for some people but for me no way.
Hi, i thought i would give some advice as a mum who has just finished breast feeding at 8 months.
If you can breastfeed then great but if you can't please don't beat your self up as there are pleanty of healthly bottle babes out there.
I decided i wanted to breast feed, and read quite afew books before baby was born, all of which seemed to put across that it was natural and easy to do.
I would say that the first 3 weeks are the hardest and if you can get throught that then you will have cracked it!, it is a learning curve for you and baby, relax as much as you can, and make sure you are comfortable.
The first week your boobs will be sore and you may find baby is feeding every 1.5rs which is draining in its self, prepare to be sat down on the sofa/feeding chair alot, make the area comfortable with everything in reach phone, snack, water, tv remote! cloths. you will probablge t get cracked nipples and hopefully not mastitis.
I found my self crying at night because i was so sore, and baby just fed fed fed al the time in the evening, but hubby would let me go have a bath whilst he calmed baby for me,
My mum kept telling me to give the bottle, including my dad - what i needed was support!! and encouragement and my hubby was great!!! but i also found great support with a local breastfeeding support group i could go there and chat to other mums who were having the same troubles as me, and see other babies and get advice on various aspects, i even got my nursing bras there and they are much better than the mothercare ones.
Anyway i am rambling now in short in short it is hard at first.
get support, look after your self, read some books (does help)
Don't be afraid of using aids i.e nipple shields my mv was dead agaisnt them but they helped my boy latch on as i had v large boobs! and then i weaned him off them. and he is just coming of the breast now as he has teeth.!!!
It is an amasing experience. Good luck
If you can breastfeed then great but if you can't please don't beat your self up as there are pleanty of healthly bottle babes out there.
I decided i wanted to breast feed, and read quite afew books before baby was born, all of which seemed to put across that it was natural and easy to do.
I would say that the first 3 weeks are the hardest and if you can get throught that then you will have cracked it!, it is a learning curve for you and baby, relax as much as you can, and make sure you are comfortable.
The first week your boobs will be sore and you may find baby is feeding every 1.5rs which is draining in its self, prepare to be sat down on the sofa/feeding chair alot, make the area comfortable with everything in reach phone, snack, water, tv remote! cloths. you will probablge t get cracked nipples and hopefully not mastitis.
I found my self crying at night because i was so sore, and baby just fed fed fed al the time in the evening, but hubby would let me go have a bath whilst he calmed baby for me,
My mum kept telling me to give the bottle, including my dad - what i needed was support!! and encouragement and my hubby was great!!! but i also found great support with a local breastfeeding support group i could go there and chat to other mums who were having the same troubles as me, and see other babies and get advice on various aspects, i even got my nursing bras there and they are much better than the mothercare ones.
Anyway i am rambling now in short in short it is hard at first.
get support, look after your self, read some books (does help)
Don't be afraid of using aids i.e nipple shields my mv was dead agaisnt them but they helped my boy latch on as i had v large boobs! and then i weaned him off them. and he is just coming of the breast now as he has teeth.!!!
It is an amasing experience. Good luck
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good luck to those of you who are going to try breast feeding,
but if you cant do it or dont feel comfortable and what to give it up dont feel bad or like your baby is going with out, i have 2 beautifull healthy babies and they were formula feed..
hope u all get on fine breast feeding thou x x
but if you cant do it or dont feel comfortable and what to give it up dont feel bad or like your baby is going with out, i have 2 beautifull healthy babies and they were formula feed..
hope u all get on fine breast feeding thou x x
I really hope I can breastfeed, not only becuase its supposed to be agood start but also because I'm a bit lazy! It looks like there is a lot of preperation with bottle feeding with the sterilising and measuring! I do hope I will be able to do both as baby gets a bit older though.
Hyponorm could you reccommend a good book? Thanks
Hyponorm could you reccommend a good book? Thanks
i breast fed all my three babies and i intend breastfeeding this one. To me there is no other alternative.
It is so much more easy breastfeeding. No washing and sterilising bottles and instead of having to physically get up in the night to warm aa bottle and hold it to the baby all you do is drag baby into bed with you and latch it on
. Also its cheaper than formula (i wouldn;t be able to afford the stuff lol)
I won;t say its easy and painless becasue at first it isn't but after the first three to five days its like second nature. Once your milk comes in then you're away.
My advice to everyone isto stay in hospital as long as you can to get it right and get the support you need, a good midwife team will encourage and help new mothers who want to breastfeed.
with my first i spent nearly 6 days in hospital until i got it right and im so glad i did.
It is so much more easy breastfeeding. No washing and sterilising bottles and instead of having to physically get up in the night to warm aa bottle and hold it to the baby all you do is drag baby into bed with you and latch it on
. Also its cheaper than formula (i wouldn;t be able to afford the stuff lol)I won;t say its easy and painless becasue at first it isn't but after the first three to five days its like second nature. Once your milk comes in then you're away.
My advice to everyone isto stay in hospital as long as you can to get it right and get the support you need, a good midwife team will encourage and help new mothers who want to breastfeed.
with my first i spent nearly 6 days in hospital until i got it right and im so glad i did.
this is the book i had, it covers all aspects and also covers bottle feeinging to! goes through all the problems.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... 81-1059817
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... 81-1059817
I'm planning on breast feeding....fingers crossed i can.
Thanks to the new mummies for the advice, I read the feeding and nutrition section all the time for hints and tips, it's really helpful to get advice from you mummies!! Thanks!!
Thanks to the new mummies for the advice, I read the feeding and nutrition section all the time for hints and tips, it's really helpful to get advice from you mummies!! Thanks!!
I breastfed Kayleigh for the first 6 weeks. I was really lucky that she was a natural at it. I never got sore boobs, mastitus or anything. Never ever any pain. The problem I had was she was feeding every hour and a half day and night for 6 weeks, and I got to the stage where I resented the poor child for being hungry. 
I ended up screaming at my own baby. 
My dad finally went and bought me some formula to give me a rest. She had a formula feed in the afternoon, breast in the early evening, then formula again at 11pm. She slept through until 9.10am!
She was exausted with the feeding herself, poor love. This was 13 years ago and I can still remember the exact timing with everything and the feelings I had, and could never go through that again or put another baby through it.
So, this one will be bottle-fed from the start. Good luck to any of you who are planning on breastfeeding, it is very natural to some mums. But , if it doesn't work for you, please don't feel guilty.
I ended up screaming at my own baby. My dad finally went and bought me some formula to give me a rest. She had a formula feed in the afternoon, breast in the early evening, then formula again at 11pm. She slept through until 9.10am!
She was exausted with the feeding herself, poor love. This was 13 years ago and I can still remember the exact timing with everything and the feelings I had, and could never go through that again or put another baby through it.So, this one will be bottle-fed from the start. Good luck to any of you who are planning on breastfeeding, it is very natural to some mums. But , if it doesn't work for you, please don't feel guilty.
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I intended to BF but Damo was too small and too ill, so he had bottled expressed in the end aswell as formula top ups for about a month, then he went onto formula. I felt guilty at the time for my milk drying up, but now he is settled on formula and is a happy chunky monkey.
Good luck to those BF'ing! xx
Good luck to those BF'ing! xx
