Bottle feeding preference

I’ve breastfed but I wish I bottle fed and it’s a bloody nightmare trying to wean them. It’s no one else’s business how you feed your baby. Plus they don’t look after them full time. Fed is best. Plus formula has vitamins in it that breastmilk doesn’t 🤷🏻‍♀️ you don’t have to do anything if you don’t want to. Also I think it’s beneficial having other people feed baby as it means others get to bond with them too in the same way and you can comfortably leave baby with caregivers when you need to leave them. He’ll be more than fine

You could try breast feeding and your milk not come in or 100 other different reasons🤷‍♀️ bottle feed all you want and tell people to do one!

I didn’t bottle feed immediately (because of the wild pressure to breastfeed) but when we swapped my mental health improved dramatically, and my baby is a healthy and happy toddler. You do you. Fed is best. Additionally if you want you could do some pumping initially, and you could also give baby some expressed colostrum, neither of which require baby to feed directly. Do what works for you!

You do whatever works for your family!! No one elses business! I breastfeed but i was a bottle fed baby and I am 33 healthy and thriving! (As much thriving as you can be when you’re 34 weeks pregnant) 😂 🥰

I combi fed my first as my supply was very good.Then when the twins came along I lasted 4 weeks combi feeding as they got frustrated now they are just bottle fed. Fed is best for everyone no matter what form that takes 😉

Honestly i would stop telling other people about it and only talk to people who are actively in the same situation as you (like on here or mum groups etc) because honestly everyone has an opinion about parenting and mums and most of them have absolutely no idea what its like or have been out of it for long enough to forget how it really is!

Bottle feeding is perfectly fine. Fullstop. Formula was invented literally to save babies lives before it existed it was pretty bleak, im EBF and dont judge you ATALL.

feeding is so personal and labor intensive we all (including our babies) have an emotional relationship with food so its normal to feel how you do...and I guess thats also why people have so many strong opinions. The first year postpartum is so badly acknowledged in society, it is a fucking slog even with the amazing bits sprinkled in between, so do what you have to do to sustain your mental health and emotional well being for you and your family and fuck what anyone else thinks or says tbh, You got this.

I have been using bottles from the beginning as my daughter struggled to latch. She drank a bit from my breasts after birth but wouldn't continue to latch on. I had to formula feed her (I also pump breast milk but I don't have a full supply). She is now almost 5 months and we have the closest bond together and she is thriving, thankfully. I use Aptamil advanced 1 formula with MAM bottles but there are quite a few different options. Not only does my husband help feed her, but so does my mother and even my grandmother! All of this has not had any negative impact on my bond with my daughter. I am sure you and your baby will bond beautifully together.

Your baby will not be malnourished with formula! Formula has helped many babies grow and even gets offered by doctors and nurses if a baby isn't growing properly.

People will always have an option on how you should live your life but the majority will not truly be there for you if you need help.

If you have any questions, you can message me

I've pumped and bottle fed + formula fed both my kids. People will always have opinions no matter what you do