Breastfeeding / bottle advice/experience

First time Mum and have been exclusively breastfeeding. I haven't yet used my pump or had anyone else feed her yet as been worried about it affecting how well the breastfeeding has been going. However I am worried if I leave it too long she won't ever take a bottle and I won't be able to leave her with anyone when the time comes. Any advice or experiences shared would be welcomed 😊

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I was advised with my first to wait until 6 weeks and it was too late, my boy never took a bottle. We started last night trying my new babe with a bottle (4 weeks old) and went well so far x

We introduced a bottle at 4 weeks and she had a bottle of breast milk a day until she was 12 months. She’s now 16 months and breastfeeding as I type this. We never had any issue with confusion or preference

I introduced a bottle at 2 weeks and my baby still perfectly feeds from the breast and a bottle X

Bottles aren’t the only option, cups work just fine too and are great for EBF babies who refuse to latch onto plastic 😅

Gosh I could of written this myself! Im desperate to have a slightly longer stretch of sleep in the evening, but I’m so worried it’ll end our BF journey. I’ve got a few oz in the fridge but I just can’t bring myself to use it

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Unsafe baby wearing

Would you politely tell a lady at a play group she is unsafely wearing her baby in the carrier?

There is a lady at the play group I go to who has an older child and a small baby who she often wears in a carrier. The baby is far too low, their face smooshed into her jumper and the legs dangling incorrectly. I always want to say something, but I’m too afraid of upsetting her or it causing a row when I’m only trying to be considerate of the baby. She has lots of friends at this group she speaks to and I can’t help wonder why no one else has said something before, or if they have, she’s ignored it!!!???

Advise????

Relactation

Has anyone started their breastfeeding/pumping journey again after a very long break of dry. I haven’t breastfed or pumped for 3 months and I’m thinking about restarting. I just pumped and got a small amount of colostrum out but I don’t know if I’ll ever get a supply back.

So you think babies are smarter with?

I had a first time dad say babies that's breastfed have a 3% iq higher than a baby that's being formula feed. I told him it don't matter if they are breastfeed or formula feed it depends on the parents if they are teaching them and sI ending time with them vs just putting them in front of a tv or tablets. He said I sound stupid.

Nappies or pull ups?

Are you supposed to change from nappies to pull ups when they start walking? I’m still using nappies

Experience with not circumcising

Hi!
Having my baby boy any day now. My first is a girl and in a way that felt easier for the sake of feeling like I know what comes with being a girl. Me and my partner decided not to circumcise our son but everyone I know has been circumcised or circumcised their sons. I understand why people do circumcise it but it’s not something I’m comfortable with and don’t want to for the sake of “everyone else does it”.

Can anyone give me advice or tips or what to expect with not circumcising their sons? Feeling lost and anxious over it.

TIA!

Sleep training guilt

We've just sleep trained our 4.5 month old and it's worked really well. Gone from 4-5 wake ups each night with needing to feed back to sleep + nerve wracking transfers, to 10.5 hour sleeps with minimal stirring and no crying to sleep. He's a happy boy during the day too, and goes down for naps fairly easily in his cot too.

We did NOT use the cry it out method, but still why does social media shame me and make me feel like the worst parent ever 😥 there are so many nasty comments about how I don't love my son if I chose to sleep train him and how I've created attachment issues, despite no research suggesting that whatsoever.
Sorry, just came to vent ☹️