So I've always referred to the way I nurse as Exclusively breastfeeding because I never give a bottle or anything just breastfeed. It seems as though some people here say they are EBFing even if they give bottles though. I don't have a problem with people giving bottles but I just choose not to do it that way- I guess I'm just confused as to the phrase EBF and what exactly it means if that makes sense.
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I go by the WHO definition that an "exclusively breastfeed baby" gets only breastmilk, no other foods or liquids, but that this includes expressed milk (and vitamins). I've exclusively breastfeed since day 1 since my baby has never had formual, but have NOT exclusively nursed.
Re: Exclusively Breastfeeding?
I always considered it to mean that the baby ONLY had breast milk -- no formula, etc.
(It's my goal! Sigh.)
Now that DD is eating meals and snacks, I just say that I BF.
BM bottles still count toward EBF. Even when I was staying at home, there were occasions when I had to go out and leave DH with a bottle.
I agree with this. I EP so Tristan does not get the boob. But he does not get formula so I considered myself EBF.
I guess you are Exclusively Nursing.