Has your opinion of breastfeeding changed since breastfeeding?

[RedRose]

Before I had my baby I didn't know much about feeding at all, and although I knew I wanted to breastfeed I thought that six months was like a magical cut off date, and if you fed after that then you were a hippy or something

Now she's 4 months and there's no way I'm gonna switch to formula when she turns six months. BF is really easy to me now, I couldn't be arsed with all the bottles and sterilising, plus it's expensive!

 

[bonniebluesky]

Looks like I'm in the minority, I only planned to breastfeed for 3 months-cos we were going away for a week at the end of June-but I carried on till now although obviously he's had formula also cos we were going away. I'm stopping now though cos he's 6 months and on solids . Considering how much I hated it for the first couple of months I'm kind of amazed I've done it for this long, I was utterly shocked by the amount of time it took up and really quite resentful of the way it took over my life ...still I'm really glad I did but have no desire to continue

 

[AnnabelsMummy]

My opinion has DEFFINATLY changed..
i'm gunna be completely honest, but i really really didn't want to BF, i FF for the first two days of her life, and that's what i planned to do..
BF seemed a bit strange, everyone my age wasn't doing it (i was just 18, 17 whilst pregnant).. and my friends would probably think it was weird..
my mum just said it was the best thing and just said why didn't i try it, and i thought can't knock it till i've tried it, so i did.. with help from the midwives too..
and i LOVE it, i love the bond we have, it makes me so close to her, and really makes me feel like i'm her mummy, and doing the best thing..
i just want to be able to make more teens want to do it, so m midwife asked if i'd help run a breastfeeding group with her!!
xx

 

[bky]

I guess. I thought before that it was something that one could do with a bit (or more) of work in the beginning, but I know now that it has more to do with luck than work.

 

[crossroads]

Looks like I'm in the minority, I only planned to breastfeed for 3 months-cos we were going away for a week at the end of June-but I carried on till now although obviously he's had formula also cos we were going away. I'm stopping now though cos he's 6 months and on solids . Considering how much I hated it for the first couple of months I'm kind of amazed I've done it for this long, I was utterly shocked by the amount of time it took up and really quite resentful of the way it took over my life ...still I'm really glad I did but have no desire to continue

I'm not sure if you're in the minority. Most people give up breastfeeding in the first few weeks.

I only breastfeed because it is best for my LO. I get no pleasure from it at all. I'm sitting here and she's attached to the breast. All I want is for the feed to be over so I can go and try to get some sleep. I was up feeding every 1 to 2 hours last night whilst DH lay snoring in bed. THAT, my friends, is a huge downfall of breastfeeding. People say that they love the fact that they are the only person that can feed their baby. To me, that is a negative not a positive. I don't feel any kind of posessiveness over my baby. I don't feel as though she must prefer me to other people. I'm not looking for that kick.