Are you breastfeeding or formula feeding?

I am pumping, because I can this time and there’s something oddly satisfying my body making food that makes her grow 💁🏻‍♀️ I formula fed my first after my milk failed, and formula that worked great too, both happy fed babies 👶🏻
I will be switching to formula at 9 months when I go back to work because I don’t want to pump at work and it’s easier to give nursery a tin of formula then bags of milk with our names on, my toddler comes back in other kids nappies I am not gunna trust the milk distribution 😅

My mum was a lactation consultant before she became a teacher, and everyone in my family breastfed/are breastfeeding so it’s kind of just the normal in our family. Also, despite the obvious health benefits of booby milk, it’s easier long-term in my personal opinion as I don’t need to worry about bottles or the cost of formula.

It’s very difficult early on to establish breastfeeding so I am lucky to have the support from my mum and other family members, but I can see why some mums go straight to formula as breastfeeding can be very physically and emotionally taxing during early days of establishing breastfeeding, also some mums physically can not breast feed due to various health reasons so there’s that too!

Either way a fed baby is a good baby, but my baby girl is a booby milk girl😆💞

Breastfeeding as I’m a lazy mum, no bottles, no formula etc. can just leave the house. Really enjoying the bonding too. Lots of benefits for baby etc

Benefits for baby and myself!

I had GD in my pregnancy, which increases risk of type 2 diabetes within 5-10 years and studies show that breastfeeding reduces risk to that of the normal population!

But also, when discussing with my midwife at the hospital, she informed me of other benefits too. I did some research of my own and was just sold really

Also not having to prepare bottles, saving money, bonding with baby etc also factored in.

Lucky to be able to establish breastfeeding as I know it’s not always easy!

I tried breastfeeding my first and failed as he had a lip tie. He ended up having a dairy allergy, and the issues I went through to get him on the right formula have scarred me for life lol. I also find breastfeeding so much easier than formula feeding. No bottles to wash, nothing to pack to get us out the house, nothing to sterilise. Such a time saver!

I have been expressing due to my son not latching to my breast properly, I wanted to fully breastfeed for ease of no bottles or making up of formula in the middle of the night just whack on boob and all done but have instead had to buy bottles and still worry about sterilising everything which I think is now more work 💔 hoping he starts to latch more frequently soon x

Combi feeding!! I wanted to breastfeed but also not have the pressure of baby constantly needing me for food, especially as we have pets that need my attention as well, and me possibly not being able to produce enough milk for baby! We also wanted hubby to be able to feed and bond with baby! There are benefits to both and we feel the combi works perfectly for us 😊 x

have you checked his lip for a lip tie? X

does this not affect your supply?

Tried to breastfeed, LG wouldn't latch. Had the same problem with my LB 2 years ago. Expressed with them both for 2 weeks until my supply failed. So now on formula. With my first I had really bad guilt and really put pressure on myself I felt like I'd failed him. But this time around I don't mind asking as they are both happy and healthy! Xx

I produce enough for me! Your body adapts to what you tell it to produce (or should do!) Yes I don't get loads but my supply still seems fine 4 weeks down the line! Even increasing at the moment! Bubba tends to have a bottle and then I'll either breastfeed or pump in-between each bottle feed. It works well for me, especially in this heat as it means when he's thirsty rather than hungry he can have breast milk either directly from me or from a bottle with my husband if I need a break or am not available. What I produce currently won't feed him for the full day, but that's not my aim, it's to supplement formula. My baby was born 9lb 9oz and when he does latch on to me breast milk doesn't satisfy him for long, so combi feeding allows me to get longer between feeds 😊

Breastfeeding - benefits for baby and for me. And ultimately it’s much easier as I’m lazy and have no idea how to prepare a bottle 🤣 we can just grab a nappy and some wipes and leave the house

they checked in the hospital and he was fine!

Combi but just found out LB has milk protein allergy with blood in his poos. Have been advised to cut out all dairy and soy from my diet and honestly don’t know how long I will cope with such a restrictive diet with a newborn and toddler 😞

I express milk so I can bottle feed. That way I know how much baby is eating and my husband can feed her when I’m too tired

Breastfed my first for a year, so breastfeeding again. Will probably try to introduce a bottle earlier this time as it took months last time.

Combi feeding. I wanted to ebf but my supply is not enough for a hungry boy. He mostly has formula but also gets expressed Milk and directly from breasts

This time I’ve formula fed from the start, I was on some meds in pregnancy which made my nipples really sore and bleed so I knew it would be even more painful to start. But I wouldn’t have changed that as I had a rough c section and currently in hospital with an infected wound and being able to formula feed has meant I can have the time to rest for someone else to help. Plus I have a tornado of a nearly 3 year old and I knew I would mentally struggle balancing everything

EBF …formula fed my first and he had CMPA and honestly it was the worst thing ever ! Stole my newborn stage and gave me PPD ! So this time round I really wanted to BF ….here I am 3 weeks in and it’s going ok x

I breastfed and pumped for the first month but it got too much with cracked, bleeding nipples so now formula feeding x

Exclusively breastfeeding.
First days can be hard - but I found it worth it, particularly given the health benefits to baby.
Silver cups made a huge difference for me in the first days :)

Breastfeeding. It’s the family norm and I’d rather not use formula.
Also saves me a hell of a lot of money. Convenient and easy to do once established.
I breastfed my first for 3 years and loved it. Plan to do the same.