Breastfeeding groups - what would you ladies think?

[tweetyfoo]

The lady at my baby massage class runs a bf'ing class and suggested that I come along to it.

I've avoided them basically cos I'm expressing and I would feel very odd sitting bottle feeding Aaron while all the other babies were on the boob7

I feel like I fall into this weird grey area where I don't belong in bfing or ffing

What would you on the boob ladies think if a lady were bottle feeding her baby at your group?

Tbh - it would be nice to have some adults to speak to through the week

 

[Me, My Girls & I]

I'd go Hun! I'd have (and still sm) been in awe of you expressing! It might be out a bottle, nut it's still the same stuff

 

[l_maclean]

I'd go as well. In all honesty you might get some funny looks, I'd prob do a double take. But sooo many people express or combi that I think a lot of groups have mum's who don't EBF. Xxx


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[cosmicgirl]

As a bf mum, I would welcome a lady who expresses. Expressing is bloody hard work, harder than bf IMO, hats off to everyone who expresses x

 

[tweetyfoo]

I feel like I'd need to wear a sign saying -

"I am breastfeeding - Aaron just likes his milk to go!"

I'm very proud of the fact that I've never had to give him formula - its been really hard getting to where I am now, but I'm now in a nice rhythm with it, and quite happy at the prospect of going the full year. My family don't really understand why I'm putting myself through all of this, so it would just be nice to speak to pro bf people!

 

[cosmicgirl]

Go for it tweety, I think it would be good for you. I also think that you could give a lot of help and advise about expressing. I could do with that, I'm rubbish at expressing! xx

 

[Kate1985]

I'm going to go to one Hun and I'm expressing because of latch issues xx

 

[Karate Kid]

Go Hun, we went sling when I was expressing, I took my pump

 

[Karate Kid]

With me and my travel set. My NCT group came a long for support and I was welcomed. You are doing such a brilliant job x

 

[Rowesb]

Bf'ing support groups are yhrre to support mum's i look giving their Jo's breast milk.... I used to pitch up to my group with an ounce of expressed milk in a bottle to give gaviscon... when i commented how odd it felt the above was the response.... You would probably be an invaluable source of advice and support for mum's going back to work and needing to express

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[MrsT2011]

I would go Hun - a lot of people find expressing difficult the first few times so you will be able to offer your knowledge as well as get support yourself x

 

[Mrsstuart01]

We had a few expressing mums in our group, and I was very impressed! They work so hard at it! Remember you don't have to feed them when you get there and you will prob talk about how you're getting on so will have a chance to say you're expressing before anyone questions it, although I don't think they would! Xx

 

[TORino]

I go to breast buddies and I almost always had a bottle of expressed milk with me in the early days. I used to take one out with me in the afternoon as I prefer not to feed when out and about if I can help it.

I never thought twice about it tbh.

Go for it! I'm sure you'll be welcomed x

 

[Emily0505]

Definetly go hun.

When i was combi feeding i took a bottle of formula to my bf group but no-one cared. They checked his latch etc for me and gave tips on increasing breast milk and said how well i was doing and then offered to warm the formula for me.

I was so worried about going to start with, due to my bottle of contraband lol, but no-one mided that i had a bottle at all.

I expect everyone will admire you for all the hard work you are putting in to feeding your lo.

XX

 

[mouse9210]

I went to a bf group and was expressing. Once my milk stopped I was ff and asked the midwife if I could still go and she said def still come. Everyone was lovely and made good friends, it felt like a support group and I didn't really think what how/what I was feeding my lo.

Then two weeks ago a student midwife was there and when speaking to a girl sat next to me (while I was bottle feeding) said 'bf is really difficult, not like bottle feeding where you just stick a bottle in their mouth'.

I was so upset, would have loved to of expressed for longer but my body had other ideas. And def didn't feel like I'd made an 'easy choice'. In fact I don't think whether bf, ff, expressing or whatever you do you have made an easy choice!

I'm completely in awe of all you who bf, (and a little jealous!), but I've not been back to the group since.

I think you should go, until this student midwife my experience had been positive, and I would think that the people in the group would just be supportive.

X

 

[PyscoFalcon]

Go hun. I would ask politely if it was breast milk he's getting from the bottle. If so how do you do it and what's best,easiest way. Basically ask you for tips lol.

I hope to breast feed but also express so hubby can help and so I can also have some of my athritus meds (can't BF for 4 hours after meds so express, have meds then after 4 hours put on boob again)

 

[BevG]

id deffo go hun, i combi feed and i went to bf group from 4 weeks, that was after id started giving formula as well as bf and they were all lovely and supportive and noone was funny with me for ff sometimes as Alyssa always chose wether she wanted bf or ff on occasion lol. id have a bottle of formula with me every time. it has been said that its nice to see that bf or ff isnt the only option and you would be a great source of encouragment for ladies with latching issues that they dont have to give up and just ff cos baby wont latch