If you formula feed ?

fanni717

Would you do it again for your next baby? I honestly think I would bf for at least as long as I bf'd E (6 weeks-2 additional weeks of pumping). I honestly had anxiety over it, it still hurt after 1.5 months, and I hated it. But I would have to at least bf my next lo for as long if not longer.

Lucky428

I EBF/EP for 7 months w/ Jack.  I'll do as long as I can for the next one.  I currently FF Jack.  My goal was 6 months and I reached it.

Wings40

I BF for 7.5 months and my supply went down and DD wasn't fulfilled. I am happy with the choice I made to FF after that. I feel like my body told me when it was ok to stop...and I will do the next with my next baby. BF for 7.5 months is a great success in my opinion, it is nothing to be ashamed of. I will BF for as long as it works for me and my baby, and after that I see no problem with FF, be it 1 week or 1 year.

Mrs.Keith2B

I EP'ed for 6 weeks until I got a flu bug and my supply tanked. I don't feel guilty at all. My son is healthy, strong and happy. I'll try to BF/EP for the next one, but I won't feel bad if it doesn't work. I'm a proud baby feeder

Redrose101307

babyernst:

I BF for 7.5 months and my supply went down and DD wasn't fulfilled. I am happy with the choice I made to FF after that. I feel like my body told me when it was ok to stop...and I will do the next with my next baby. BF for 7.5 months is a great success in my opinion, it is nothing to be ashamed of. I will BF for as long as it works for me and my baby, and after that I see no problem with FF, be it 1 week or 1 year.

ditto but with us we EBF'd for a little over 5 months.

milkyway

My goal was to BF for 6 months.  I made it 6.5 and hated every minute of it.  I will do the same for the next one.

smilelari

I pump and formula feed.  I would love to skip the formula entirely next time.  my goal this time was 4-6 months, but for whatever reason I've become determined to give him some breast milk until his first birthday.  I despise pumping so the goal next time would be to be more careful about introducing a bottle and maintain the nursing relationship longer so that I could pump less.  If I can't get the next one to nurse longer, I might skip the pumping and go straight to formula.

mrsjenna

I would do it again, exactly the same. I chose to formula feed from the start, and I do not regret it for one moment.

sila129

My goal was to EBF for a year, but DS was diagnosed with a dairy & soy allergy when he was 2 months old.  I switched to hypoallergenic formula after attempting to go dairy & soy free and failing miserably (the hidden stuff killed me).  With my next baby I will plan to EBF for a year unless there is an allergy.  I didn't have supply issues and I genuinely liked BFing..plus it's much more cost effective

ZTACRYSTAL

My supply never came in due to trauma. If it comes in next time, (Drs worry it wont) I will breastfeed as long as I can. But if it doesnt work out again, thats ok. DD is happy and healthy and has been formula fed since the beginning.