Reasons for FF?

[Babydance]

hello,

im just wondering what everyones reasons are for FF? im bf at the moment but i feel so tied (i wont leave the house for more than 2 hours!) and people make me feel guilty when i think about ff

 

[FierceAngel]

my reasons for formula feeding are simple...

its whats BEST for me and Luisa..

I tried bfing and exclusivly expressed for near 4 weeks.. i rarely left the house due to constant expressing..(usually every 2hours)

i tried everyday to get Luisa to latch on and all tht happened was we were both getting distressed i felt like the worst mother on earth and developed pnd,,,

we solely ff until 17 weeks.. Luisa now helps herself to booby juice but only for 10 mins in morning and 10 mins in evening...

she is a happy healthy baby and i dont feel guilty (although i did at the time!)

do whts right for YOU and YOUR baby

xxx

 

[jackiea85]

I had difficulties with milk supply after a PPH and I don't think I had the support I should have to be honest. So I put him on to formula x

 

[embo216]

Lily didn't latch on and in the end after 2 weeks I used to scream and cry with pain everytime she came to feed as I was so sore, in the end she was really picking up on it and neither of us was enjoying the experience so that's why she went onto Formula. At the time I felt like I was the worse mummy in the world I felt physically sick I couldn't give her what she needed. Now looking back It was a silly way to feel and we were sooo much happier after

x

 

[leeanne]

hello,

im just wondering what everyones reasons are for FF? im bf at the moment but i feel so tied (i wont leave the house for more than 2 hours!) and people make me feel guilty when i think about ff

^Exactly one of the reasons why.

Honestly, I breastfed my first two so with my third, I was only going to do it for a few weeks. After a stressful c-section, I automatically just told them I would be bottlefeeding.

It has been great, tbh.

I was at a restaurant a week after my baby was born and instead of rushing home to feed him, all I had to do was give him a bottle. Keep in mind, I am modest about breastfeeding in public and rarely went out when I was doing it with my first two.

Another reason why I chose this method is because we own our own businesses and have employees coming in and out. And, I had to do the continuous school runs with my kids. So much easier to have a bottle handy

And then the time factor. I so remember what it was like being tied down to the couch for hours at a time. I just couldn't do it this time around with two other kids.

Other than the cost factor, I found it to be easier, but nothing different about the bonding.

 

[Vickie]

Personally I wasn't comfortable with breastfeeding and don't know if I could have done it in public. I knew from the beginning I'd be bottle feeding Hannah and I am happy with my choices. She's happy and healthy and in my opinion very bonded to me. In the end all that really matters in my opinion is a happy mom and baby

 

[Lulu]

I breastfed for 4 days after Euan was born and I was miserable the entire time to be honest. Euan was born with a raised temp so it was thought he had an infection so had to be put onto antibiotics via a drip, he developed jaundice and became very, very sleepy so feeding became a struggle to get him to latch on, when he did it was barely for 5 mins then he fell asleep and came off. He weighed 7lbs 10 when he was born on the Tuesday and by the Thursday he weighed 7lb 1 (which they were happy with as it is within the 10%) but I wasn't happy, I was really stressed. As we were still in hospital I decided to try expressing which was difficult and I was told 'give him the ebm and we can top up with formula if need be' by the midwives. The doc reckoned he'd take a maximum of 48mls of milk - he ended up taking 70!! (30 ebm and 40 formula) That night he slept so much better and so did I. We've been on bottles ever since and he is sleeping great and is piling on weight just at the rate he should.

I did feel guilty about switching to begin with but I made the right decision for me and Euan. Also now DH can help with feeding which HE loves as he feels like he is so much more involved with Euan and has bonded so well with our wee man

Do what you feel is the best thing for you. Don't let others opinions get in the way. In my opinion there is too much pressure on new mums to be the 'perfect mum' - will we breastfeed, our babies will were reusable nappies, etc. As perfect as that all sounds, sometimes it just doesn't work out like that and the people who don't fit into that mold shouldn't beat themselves up about it.

Sorry that turned into a bit of rant!!! Oops!

 

[Samemka]

I BF for 2 weeks and switching to FF was the best thing I could have done. I had such sore cracked nipples which meant I was dreading feeding Emma and it was making me miserable and I hated that, because I wanted to look back and think how much I enjoyed our first few weeks. Breast may be best, but it's only best for baby if Mummy is happy too - and I wasn't at all.

Also, I didn't want to BF in public or even infront of family apart from OH so switching to bottles gave me much more freedom.

 

[Missy85]

Hi hun!

I ended up only BF for 2 weeks... reasons included problems latching on constantly, the pain, started to get anxious about going out and just couldnt relax.. didnt feel i had any control.

Dont feel guilty! I felt soooooooo soooooo bad at first and was crying about what decision to make and i felt bad for a couple of days after but then i kept thinking about how i felt while BF and realised it was the right choice for me as i was sooo stressed..

xx

 

[24/7]

I'll be FFing when the time comes as I believe it will be what is best for our baby. I have coeliac disease and as a result struggle with anaemia and other deficiencies, so worry that my milk will not contain all the right nutrients needed. I may find that it is fine, but wont be taking the risk and added stress.

 

[snettyb]

I gave BF a good go but Jake sucked his top lip in when trying to latch on. Because he wasn't feeding right, he wanted the boob ALL the time. I have a 7 year old to look after also so i had to go to formula as i didn't have the time to be on demand all the time. Once i switched to FF he gained weight and became alot more placid. It was the best decision for us even tho i intend to try and BF #3 xx

 

[dizzy duck]

I FF due to medication I am on but to be honest I think I would have done it anyway. This way you know exactly how much your LO is getting and your DH can get involved and bond. BF is best but only if it is right for you and you are happy, there is no point if you feel so down and tied, you will not have failed by changing to FF, go with what makes you happy. Take care XX

 

[xJG30]

I tried breastfeeding in hospital but Tom wouldn't latch on properly and wasn't getting the milk so chose to formula feed.

 

[Arcanegirl]

I BF for 2 and a half months, Alexs weight gain was very slow on BFing and at 2 months i felt i was done with BFing. A couple of weeks later i got teh courage to make the switch and im glad i did.

 

[ryder]

I tried bfing for about a month and it was too painful and stressful and I had alot of problems getting her to latch on at all. I am happy with using formula and she slept much better and was much more settled when I didnt bother with bm.

 

[tasha41]

Above the few other reasons I had for going this route, I wanted to.

 

[Mum2b_Claire]

Ruby latched on ok, but just wouldn't STAY on! The longest feed she had was for about 3 mins, and that was when a BF support worker was at the house. I was just crying the whole time when trying to feed her, it was awful for OH so he was in favour of FF. I exclusively expressed for 2 weeks (excl expressing is the hardest thing ever IMO) but in the end it was taking me 3 hours to express one feed so changed to formula. Happier baby, happier mum.

If I have another baby I am not sure what I'll do. I was told the problem was Ruby not me, but I would be so tempted to just go straight to FF to avoid that hideous time again!

 

[rach321]

I BF for 3 months and my LO would never latch on properly, no matter how many times he was repositioned he would always go back to his poor latch. Luckily for me I never got sore but it made it really difficult to feed him in public, he was always on and off the boob. I used to look at other breastfeeding their babies with envy, they used to just lie there motionless feeding - that never ever happened for me. I said I would BF for 3 months and if it was going well then I would continue so after 3 months I decided to switch to FF - his poor latch meant that he really wasn't getting enough milk at every feed - he didn't lose weight but it meant that he fed more often. He is a much happier more satisfied baby on FF - I gave him the best start but it really didn't work out for us. I will do the same with my next baby - review after 3 months. You have to do whats best for BOTH you and the baby - happy mummy=happy baby.

 

[jenny_wren]

i just didn't like the idea of breastfeeding
it's easier for all 3 of us if she's ff
shes been on the bottle since birth and
she's happy and so are we ...

the thought of a baby on my boob is not
something i ever wanted bf didn't even
cross my mind i did what i wanted to

x​

 

[Babydance]

Soph was 6lb 6.5oz a birth dropped down under 5lb 13oz, she is now 8lb 5oz at 7 weeks exactly.. is that slow weight gain? xx