I BF-ed DS in the hospital to get the Nurse Ratchet of a lactation consultant off my back. Got home and started formula. Now I'm kinda kicking myself that I didn't give it a shot.
Am I the only one?
Thankfully I'm still producing milk and DS is latching well. I think I just miss the convenience of whipping out the boob at night vs stumbling to the fridge and microwave to get a bottle ready.
Re: I'm having non-BF regrets, ugh!
There is still time to BF. Make an appointment with a lactation consultant NOW.
BF is often very difficult for both a new mom and the new baby to catch on to. After 6 weeks of pain and struggling DD and I are FINALLY making what I feel to be some real progress. Please don't do what I did which is wait figuring that DD and I could figure it out on our own. I met with a LC at the hospital and then after 1 week. But I didn't seek support again until week 5. I could have saved myself a lot of pain and frustration.
Contact your hospital or your pediatrician for recommendations for a LC.
I'm primarily BFing but I supplement 1-2 bottles at night when my LO gets particularly hungry. If it's any consolation, it's not all that convenient to "whip out a boob" - especially at night. DD feeds for 30-45 minutes on the boob and only 5-10 minutes on the bottle so BFing at 2am is not very fun. Also, I usually get DH to feed her the bottle so I can sleep :-)
You are not supposed to use a microwave to heat up water or formula. It creates hot spots that can burn the baby.
Chase Matthew born at 35 weeks on July 31st
Maybe she uses the microwave to heat up a mug of water to sit the bottle in to warm it.
Edit: just saw you said water in your post, my bad. But swirling a bottle in a glass of hot water doesn't cause hot spots in the milk. Hot spots are usually in whatever was microwaved.