If you're unlucky enough that something similar happens again, maybe try avoiding bottles? There are lots of alternatives... Cup, syringe, spoon, SNS...
Some of the stories on thus thread are making me really appreciate what I've got... Thank you ladies, for sharing
i had ALOT of breastmilk in under 2 mins i could pump over 5oz from one boobie 
but i did not stick to pumping at set times if i had enough in a bottle and he was hungry i just gave him the bottle and would forget to pump while he was eating so supply started to go and i would keep forgetting to pump so gave up pumping was trying to get latch on everyday but never got there 
I've just read this whole thread and it's late and i'm on my phone so sorry if this gets jumbled!
Firstly, i BF and have been lucky enough to have no problems and i feel for those of you that it didn't work out for
If i had trouble feeding and knew someone didn't even try, i would feel a bit sad... i have difficulty understanding it but would never judge anyone for doing it (or not doing it as the case may be). Having said that, if i speak to someone who is pregnant i do encourage them to give it a go. I tell them why i love it so much and the benefits for both mum and baby. I still believe it is up to them but would like to see a culture of every woman at least seeing if it works for them.
FF/BF debates always seem to get heated so quickly, imo because sometimes hearing an opinion that's different to yours feels like a judgement on your parenting. I've been accused of being elitist or patronising which hurts a lot as i'm just not that kind of person! However i try not to rise to it as i don't feel that anyone should have to defend their decisions.
With regard to the 'i chose' section of the article, although it is written in quite an accusatory tone, it is true when talking about those who make the decision to ff without trying to bf whilst knowing all the benefits of BF. I would like to give an example... if your child was poorly and there were two types of medication available, one of which you were told is ideal and made to combat that illness and one which doesn't quite do as good a job but was made to mimic the actions of the ideal one, surely you would choose the first? Of course, if that wasn't available you would obviously choose the latter over letting your child remain poorly. Add into the equasion that the ideal medicine is free and the substitute requires you to pay to a corporate company and i can't understand why anyone would prefer the substitute. This is how i see the choice of BF or FF.
We all want want is best for our children and when it comes down to it, generally a mummy's gut feeling is right and not one person should be ashamed of following that instinct!
I think of it like blood transfusions. If lo needed blood and there were 2 types available (real and free, or artificial, inferior by comparison and expensive) which would you choose? I mean, it's not really a decision, as such, when you think of it like that. It's a no-brainer. (not the best analogy I know, as some ppl refuse transfusions due to religion, but you get the idea )
That's why i put that if the first option was not available, for whatever reason, then of course the artificial one is better than nothibg
It is up to each individual, but personally i just can't understand why someone wouldn't want the natural stuff if it was possible
That's why i put that if the first option was not available, for whatever reason, then of course the artificial one is better than nothibg
It is up to each individual, but personally i just can't understand why someone wouldn't want the natural stuff if it was possible
couldn't have said it better myself
stupid teeny keypad 
That's why i put that if the first option was not available, for whatever reason, then of course the artificial one is better than nothibg
It is up to each individual, but personally i just can't understand why someone wouldn't want the natural stuff if it was possible
couldn't have said it better myself
I bet you would have typed 'nothibg' correctly
It wasn't intill I had her and visited the BFing forum that I realised how much help is available IF you know who can help. And by that time it was too late for me 
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I didn't bother reading the last couple of pages but I want to respond to a few things from farther back (if I can remember them all!) lol
1- Yes, there are definitely some positive stories of support I've received from BF'ers, more than enough in fact to make up for the few unsupportive gits. I can't possibly name everyone! And Madasa is a great example- advocacy requires a very broad understanding of the issue as well as the ability to meet those you are trying to help in the middle, and I think she possesses those qualities in abundance.
2- Yes, 'failing' at BF has contributed to me being put off of having more children. I had plenty of milk, but Carmen was so thoroughly uninterested in BF that she would scream in every position, every time, and only even chewed on me a couple of times. She had trouble latching properly onto even a bottle until a couple of months old, and I felt so rejected I don't think I could take it again. Also, I feel like if the next one does BF like a champ, I'll relive the feelings of guilt with Carmen (and probably end up putting breast milk in her cereal even if she's five years old
3- I might get my FF card revoked for this but I also have to bite back the urge to ask "but whyyyyy?" when someone doesn't want to try BF (while they're still pregnant I mean) and I truly wish everyone (who produces it) would give their baby colostrum at the least. Those of us who 'fail' at BF tend to get so sensitive and defensive not because we don't know the importance of BF or feel strongly about it- but because we DO. I'm not looking for arguments or requests to drudge up quotes okay? Just telling how I felt.
4- That article was vile. That woman isn't going to help anyone with that sort of attitude, and likely she's done more harm than good.
I didn't bother reading the last couple of pages but I want to respond to a few things from farther back (if I can remember them all!) lol
1- Yes, there are definitely some positive stories of support I've received from BF'ers, more than enough in fact to make up for the few unsupportive gits. I can't possibly name everyone! And Madasa is a great example- advocacy requires a very broad understanding of the issue as well as the ability to meet those you are trying to help in the middle, and I think she possesses those qualities in abundance.
2- Yes, 'failing' at BF has contributed to me being put off of having more children. I had plenty of milk, but Carmen was so thoroughly uninterested in BF that she would scream in every position, every time, and only even chewed on me a couple of times. She had trouble latching properly onto even a bottle until a couple of months old, and I felt so rejected I don't think I could take it again. Also, I feel like if the next one does BF like a champ, I'll relive the feelings of guilt with Carmen (and probably end up putting breast milk in her cereal even if she's five years old
3- I might get my FF card revoked for this but I also have to bite back the urge to ask "but whyyyyy?" when someone doesn't want to try BF (while they're still pregnant I mean) and I truly wish everyone (who produces it) would give their baby colostrum at the least. Those of us who 'fail' at BF tend to get so sensitive and defensive not because we don't know the importance of BF or feel strongly about it- but because we DO. I'm not looking for arguments or requests to drudge up quotes okay? Just telling how I felt.
4- That article was vile. That woman isn't going to help anyone with that sort of attitude, and likely she's done more harm than good.
She's not worth anyone's time.
