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Breast or bottle???
Im just wondering what people have decided to do?
Im really not sure. Part of me wants to breastfeed but the majority of me wants to bottlefeed. I feel so guilty for wanting to bottlefeed (esp from midwife). I know there are benefits to breastfeeding but i was bottle fed and i am pretty clever, dont have any allergies and am not obese (all the things i was told my child would not be if i bottle feed). I just feel that bottle feeding would be better for us but i cant shake the guilt!
Im really not sure. Part of me wants to breastfeed but the majority of me wants to bottlefeed. I feel so guilty for wanting to bottlefeed (esp from midwife). I know there are benefits to breastfeeding but i was bottle fed and i am pretty clever, dont have any allergies and am not obese (all the things i was told my child would not be if i bottle feed). I just feel that bottle feeding would be better for us but i cant shake the guilt!
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It's so hard to work fact from fiction & hype though eh? Go with what you feel personally but if you don't try breastfeeding, will you ever know for sure?
Whatever, try not to feel guilty hun - you're going to do what you think best that should be good enough for any health visitor! xx
Take care xx
I to was bottle fed and managed a degree, dont have any allergies or illnesses so I dont think it does any harm if you want to bottle feed to be honest.
I do think that its true about it helping baby to become immune to certain things. We had a bad case of gastroenteritis in the family a few months ago and my son didnt get any symptoms, while my sil's little girl become really ill (she was bottle fed) The doctor said this was prob because he had gained immunity through breast feeding x
So heed the advice of my midwife - dont be bullied and stick to your guns if it is what you feel you want to do!!!!
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vikki xx
I haven't had a baby before so have no experience of how difficult it can be, though I'm pretty well-versed in what the usual problems are and of course if it's not working out for whatever reason then the best thing is to switch to formula - I'll do that myself if I don't get on with breast feeding.
Please don't hate me! - I'm not knocking anyone for their choices, I'm just interested to know what reasons people have for choosing not to, apart from having run into problems with it.
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My midwife told me that I will be quizzed in the hospital about the benefits of breast feeding. Apparently someone comes round asking each new mum to name two benefits to the mother and four benefits to the baby. I have already decided to be a stroppy cow and refuse to answer! I will tell them that I am not a performing monkey who has to prove anything to anyone and that it is my choice whether or not I breast feed. I have not just decided to breastfeed because of a list of benefits I've been told about or read about, I'm just trying to do what is best for me and my baby. And that can be just as true for women who bottle feed...
My actual reasons for wanting to breastfeed are that I want to experience it for myself and I don't want to have to make up bottles all the time. I'm not thinking about the reduction in my chance of getting various cancers. I would like to think it can reduce the chances of allergies and illnesses and obesity in my child, as well as making him more intelligent, but I'm not counting on it! I was bottle fed too and again I have two degrees, no allergies and am generally pretty healthy. Maybe I'd have been superhuman if I was breast fed!