What do you like and dislike about breast feeding?

[ExcitedMum2Be]

And how old is your lo atm if you are still bf'ing?

I love the closeness, the bonding, how cute he looks, that me and only me is feeding him and making him grow.

I dislike that some days I am constantly feeding and he wont settle due to colic. And I hate that I still dont have the confidence to feed in public, due to him being unable to latch on, on his own.

He is 7 weeks on Monday

Your turn xxx

 

[Samantha675]

Bren is now 3 months and two weeks.

I love the look on his face when he latches on and gets the milk flowing, his little eyes roll back and it is just a look of pure bliss.

I love that he gets everything he needs from me. Every roll of chub is from me.

I love being able to cuddle with him at night and feed him without getting up to make a bottle.

I love knowing there is nothing better for my baby and that my body makes just what he needs as he grows.

I love that my body can do such an amazing thing.

I guess now the only thing I don't like is not knowing how much he is drinking. But since he is thriving, happy and has plenty of dirty diapers, he must be getting plenty.


I promise, the feeling of constant nursing does pass. I guess I noticed at about 10 weeks I suddenly felt like I was not on the sofa all day long nursing!

 

[Holldoll]

I love how content she is when she nurses
I love how it's me that's feeding her and only me.
I love the bond that it has made me have with her.
I love that I don't have to carry bottle or formula with me.
I love snuggling with her for naps and in middle of the night while she nurses.

I don't like leaking and dripping all over the place.
Other than that, I don't dislike anything about it.

 

[babymello]

What I like about breastfeeding is how excited my baby gets when mommy lifts up her shirt, it's so cute. She knows it's feeding time when I place her on my bed, she waits in anticipation.

She makes suckling sounds.

She makes eye contact with me to tell me she wants bresie, bresie.

How my body can produce milk for my baby.

The bond, that oneness that can't be broken.

She depends on me to supply her needs.

What I don't like about it.

To me she doesn't get satisfy, she wants more and more after an hour has pass.

She wants to keep me there all day.

I can't get up, she cries.

As "Holldoll" said the leaking and dripping all over the place. It messes up your Tee Shirts while in the house.

Mello

 

[Tezzy]

i just stopped bfing yesterday
my daughter is almost 3 months old

i loved the closeness and that i was the only one feeding her
i loved that it was free!
i loved not having to worry about bottles,formula and sterilizing


geez im changing my mind again here!

lol

seriously for me the cons were
not spending enough time with my son (big big issue there)
not getting any housework done
my dh couldnt help me so i felt the world was on my shoulders
she wouldnt settle for anybody but me

 

[Holldoll]

Oh yeah, I like that it's free too! Bella is 3 months and 2 weeks.

 

[babymello]

i just stopped bfing yesterday
my daughter is almost 3 months old

i loved the closeness and that i was the only one feeding her
i loved that it was free!
i loved not having to worry about bottles,formula and sterilizing


geez im changing my mind again here!

lol

seriously for me the cons were
not spending enough time with my son (big big issue there)
not getting any housework done
my dh couldnt help me so i felt the world was on my shoulders
she wouldnt settle for anybody but me

How did you manage to start weaning her off in one day?

I thought about this in my 3rd week. The emotional attachment was so strong I couldn't stop. I tried stopping for one day, the look on my baby's face had me going. I couldn't stop, no matter how many excuses I made.

Although I do both, breast-feed/formula. I know she likes bresie, bresie more, I give her what she enjoys.

Mello

 

[Tezzy]

i weaned her off over 5 days

 

[leeanne]

i just stopped bfing yesterday
my daughter is almost 3 months old

i loved the closeness and that i was the only one feeding her
i loved that it was free!
i loved not having to worry about bottles,formula and sterilizing


geez im changing my mind again here!

lol

seriously for me the cons were
not spending enough time with my son (big big issue there)
not getting any housework done
my dh couldnt help me so i felt the world was on my shoulders
she wouldnt settle for anybody but me

I agree with everything you said above.

Plus these few:

Breastfeeding pros:

Loved the nuzzling and closeness of baby.
Loved the fact that the uterus contracted and went back to normal more quicker.

Bottle feeding pros:

I can now take my baby out and not get stressed when he is hungry. I can go to a restaurant and anywhere and give him a bottle. I have always been a very modest breast feeder and would rush home when baby got a bit hungry.

I can go out and leave baby with OH now instead of having baby with me at all times because I was the sole provider of food while breastfeeding.

I like the fact that in a few months time I don't have to do the stressful weaning off the breast to bottle and formula.

I like the fact that baby goes further between feeds then a baby who breastfeeds. When breastfeeding all I felt I was doing was sitting on the couch day in and day out.

 

[Rachel]

Im still breastfeeding even though I keep saying im going to stop.

I love the closeness and bonding
I love that it is free
I love that I don't have to bother with sterilizing, cleaning and making up bottles
I love that I can just go out and not have to take bottles and find a place to warm them up etc
I love that I don't have to get up and go downstairs in the night when he wants feeding.
I love that it helps me lose weight and stops my periods, lol

I hate the guilt of not being able to play with my toddler and spend as much time with him
I hate feeling like im constantly feeding him and not able to move off the settee
I hate not knowing how much he is getting.

 

[leedsforever]

Im probably doing just one feed a day ... keep saying Im going to give up but some things that are just stopping me!

i love the closeness... and the feeling when shes sucking
i love when I see milk round her mouth like shes enjoyed it
i love that it burns calories
i love that I dont have to always warm her bottle up

i hate that i cant solely just give her breastmilk (due to not doing it in public and still my LO doesnt always want to latch on)
i hate not knowing how much she is getting
i hate when i put her to the breast and she refuses just after I think Ive cracked it
i hate the messyness.... and leaky boobs... I always manage to have it dripping down my belly

 

[ryder]

I like that its free and can help shed pregnancy pounds.

Dislike the thought of actually doing it... probably wont at all. Dont like the fact the my OH cant help if I do it, dont like having to feed on demand etc.

I will be pumping in attempt to feed breastmilk, if it doesn't work I will be formula feeding.

 

[leedsforever]

ryder the thought of it scared me too.... like really didnt think i liked it....

.... but i really do

 

[ryder]

It doesn't scare me, it just makes me really uncomfortable, especially since you have to feed so often. I would not be able to handle that, plus sore nipples, plus the baby screaming etc so much etc... Just wouldn't be for me. Id rather spend the first couple months enjoying other things with the baby.

 

[leedsforever]

It doesn't scare me, it just makes me really uncomfortable, especially since you have to feed so often. I would not be able to handle that, plus sore nipples, plus the baby screaming etc so much etc... Just wouldn't be for me. Id rather spend the first couple months enjoying other things with the baby.

sorry yeh scare was the wrong word.... but uncomfortable

but yep i totally didnt realise how much the baby screams and how demanding bf-ing is!

 

[Samantha675]

It doesn't scare me, it just makes me really uncomfortable, especially since you have to feed so often. I would not be able to handle that, plus sore nipples, plus the baby screaming etc so much etc... Just wouldn't be for me. Id rather spend the first couple months enjoying other things with the baby.

sorry yeh scare was the wrong word.... but uncomfortable

but yep i totally didnt realise how much the baby screams and how demanding bf-ing is!

That is because babies are demanding, no matter how they are fed. BFing is quicker when the baby is crying, cheaper and less hassle when traveling.

Seriously, Ryder, when your LO arrives, there is nothing in this world that can come close to looking down at your little one at your breast. It is just, well there aren't words.

And my nipples were never sore.

and, it does get less demanding.

 

[ryder]

Seriously, Ryder, when your LO arrives, there is nothing in this world that can come close to looking down at your little one at your breast. It is just, well there aren't words.
.

Wont be happening... sorry girls. Just isn't for me, and ive cared for enough babies/newborns to be able to say that knowing I can back it up. Babies are demanding but in all the years i've cared for newborns and babies, i've never had to deal with anything like what any of the breastfeeding mothers here have gone through and talk about. Having that experience I guess just leaves me with the lack of patience and perserverance to even want to try I guess.

Some people just arnt comfortable with it, there are a few women on here who have said the same thing and have more then one baby of their own. I just feel that being uncomfortable doing something and having to commit that much time to something that makes you miserable is unecessary, when you could actually be enjoying your baby, for some women breastfeeding is the enjoyment (which is great), for me, its not.

 

[leeanne]

Seriously, Ryder, when your LO arrives, there is nothing in this world that can come close to looking down at your little one at your breast. It is just, well there aren't words.
.

Wont be happening... sorry girls. Just isn't for me, and ive cared for enough babies/newborns to be able to say that knowing I can back it up. Babies are demanding but in all the years i've cared for newborns and babies, i've never had to deal with anything like what any of the breastfeeding mothers here have gone through and talk about. Having that experience I guess just leaves me with the lack of patience and perserverance to even want to try I guess.

Some people just arnt comfortable with it, there are a few women on here who have said the same thing and have more then one baby of their own. I just feel that being uncomfortable doing something and having to commit that much time to something that makes you miserable is unecessary, when you could actually be enjoying your baby, for some women breastfeeding is the enjoyment (which is great), for me, its not.

It's all a matter of what you want for your baby hon! I've breastfed my two others and am bottle feeding my little guy. Honestly, there are advantages and disadvantages to both. But it's definitely your decision and your baby and no matter what, you do what makes you comfortable and happy.

 

[leeanne]

I'm going to mention one more thing here. Yes, you do bond with your baby while breastfeeding but you do as well with bottle feeding.

But, bonding just isn't about feeding. It's what you do with your children from babyhood and up.

Your children are not going to remember at 20 the method you fed them. They will, however, remember the times that you spent with them.

 

[leedsforever]

That is because babies are demanding, no matter how they are fed. BFing is quicker when the baby is crying, cheaper and less hassle when traveling.

Seriously, Ryder, when your LO arrives, there is nothing in this world that can come close to looking down at your little one at your breast. It is just, well there aren't words.

And my nipples were never sore.

and, it does get less demanding.

yes they are definetly demanding but bf-ing in my opinion has not worked so far for me and my LO... im still not producing enough to completely satisfy her.... and the screams and cries makes me cry!!

For me bfing isnt quicker when shes crying cos she simply wont latch on if she is crying... just makes her worse!! And again not easier for me when travelling cos she makes such a deal about latching on sometimes I get flustered when ppl are around and feel awful that my baby is screaming!! I was at a friends house when she did this and had milk spots all over my dress.... leakage galore!!
The formula in my bag in the travel bag was great

i guess it just shows its for some people and for others not so....

I do agree though the feeling of bf-ing your child is brilliant.... I only wish I could be enough for her