Why did you decide to formula feed?

[crossroads]

I'm tinkering on the brink of FFing. Before I make a decision I was wondering why you guys chose to FF?

 

[Mum2b_Claire]

Because I simply couldn't express enough quickly enough to keep up with my non latching baby. I'm afraid I still feel upset about it now and really wished I had pushed for more help with her latch.

 

[Mel+Bump]

My LO had colic and so was using my boob as a dummy basically, so she would scream and scream at me until she was on the boob and would spend hours there. I ended up with sores and scabs and a resentment towards her when she was hungry or started crying. Shes now purely FF and both of us are a million times happier! Ive still kept my milk going a little though and keep toying with the idea of giving her boob for her night time feed but last time I tried her on the breast with both ended up in tears. So think I might leave it and maybe try with the next one.

Good luck with your choice x

 

[crossroads]

Yeah my LO takes AN HOUR to feed from the breast but only 10 minutes to FF.

WTF.

 

[bathbabe]

i just simply didnt want to breastfeed. X

 

[Janidog]

Just didn't want to do it

 

[angels3..]

I have just recently switched to ff because I couldnt handle baby constantly wanting to be on the breast with a 5yr old and a 2yr old oh and 2 dogs and a house to run, I feel guilty about it but when the other 2 are in bed we'll sit and have a cuddle and he'll take the breast, I do wonder if i'm doing more harm than good though because with his nxt bottle he just stares at me with a frown while drinking it.

 

[MrsRabbit]

DD wouldn't nurse so I had to pump - I didn't pump enough to meet my baby's demands. After elimination diets, being yelled at my doctors about pumping more etc I finally decided to switch completely to formula at almost 4 months old.

 

[Tudor Rose]

because i was unable to latch baby and expressing was painful

 

[nikkip19]

Luca wouldnt latch on. come to find out around 9 mths he was tongue tied

 

[beachlover1]

Freddie was premo by 4 weeks via a c section, only 5lb and unable to latch on. I wasnt prepared to force the issue with him being so small and not needing to loose any weight in the attempt! i tried pumping for Britain and the milk never really came. He eventually magaged it and took AGES then was still starving. I was gutted but hes thriving on aptamil! and it takes about 15 mins to sink 6oz!! bonus. x

 

[AP]

I expressed for 15 weeks, LO would no take the breast in the end.
ALso formula beefed up my preemie.

I am 100% happy I expressed though and might do for a few weeks with this one

 

[stephx]

I combi feed, just think its the best of both worlds really... shes still getting breastmilk, but I dont have to worry about trips out and cooling it etc cause she just has formula

xx

 

[OmarsMum]

Omar couldn't latch on & I didnt have any milk to express so he was formula fed frm day 1. I kept trying for 1 mnth but with no success. When he finally latched on at 3 wks there was no milk at all. xx

 

[bluebaby]

I didn't want to breastfeed

 

[AppleBlossom]

Grace wasn't getting enough milk from me despite having a perfect latch. I was so depressed everytime I fed her and she would scream because it wasn't coming quick enough and she wasn't getting as much as she wanted

 

[emsiee]

I didnt wanna BF

 

[sunshine114]

Dan couldn't latch properly, then when he did my milk was coming so fast he was flooded. I was engorged and in pain so started exusively expressing. But I couldn't keep it up as it was so draining, then we found lo had lost weight so mw questionned quality of my milk and we decided to switch.

 

[Odd Socks]

bella didn't feed at all for the first 48 hours of her life, & we tried bf for 2 weeks, but she screamed for hours every time i put her near my boob. when she did feed, she'd feed for a couple of minutes max, pull off, then scream again. she also would only ever feed from my right side.
we were readmitted to hospital because i was at breaking point, a midwife said bella was starving hungry (i just thought she was a screamy baby, because she would feed, after hours of screaming, but then wouldn't stay on), & she was like a different baby after the midwife gave her some formula. i expressed along with ff for a couple of weeks, but was wanting to spend the time i was expressing with her, so i took the pump back to the hospital & have ff exclusively since 4 weeks.
i do still feel so sad that i wasn't able to breastfeed, as it was something i really wanted to do. i wonder if i should have tried harder, but the midwives all said they'd never seen a baby so reluctant to breastfeed. & she's such a happy baby now, so we've got to stick with what works for us.
xx

 

[mrsthomas623]

Struggled with latch and pain to the point I was getting depressed. Switching to FF lifted a weight off my shoulders and was able to enjoy Nolan.