Do you use Formula for your baby — why?
What was the situation where you decided to use Formula instead of breastfeeding?
Did you try unsuccessfully to breastfeed beforehand? Or, had you decided against breastfeeding before the baby was born?
What were the factors leading you in the direction of using Formula rather than breastfeeding?
Was mother HIV, double mastectomy, poor health, anxiety, low milk, etc. a factor? Or perhaps baby premature, cleft lip, adopted, etc.
Finally, are you aware of Midwives and the help they can give you before, during, and after birth, or such worldwide groups as www.lllc.ca www.lalecheleague.org www.laleche.org.uk for those who want to give or receive breastfeeding support.
Please, no angry, defensive, or generally negative answers, I’m not interested in such responses (let’s all be friends, OK?). Just the facts as you see them, thank you.
I breast fed my son for 3 weeks, and to be honest that was as long as I could possibly do it!!! Let alone the physical trauma that I endured to have my son , I felt that coming home and being the only one who could feed him to be way too much to handle!!! Why not rest and let my scars heal before I decide to be super mom!? So I opted to start supplimenting formula into my babys diet, and daddy started doing latenight feedings (WHICH-by the way SAVED my sanity! Sleep deprivasion is one of the worst things I have ever had to endure- ever!!)
To be honest, it was a happy ending as far as I’m concerned….I got the rest I despratly needed, dad and baby got A LOT more bonding time together, and he got the BEST of formulas, and didn’t seem affected by the transition at all!!! So all’s well that ends well!! Dont feel bad if you can not breast feed, for ANY reason!!!
As for your comment about hiring a midwife….you have to realise that hiring a midwife is just NOT an option for A LOT of families, where money is a problem!!
The Blessing