Will you try to BF your next LO?

tmjmeister · May 2012

if you are having another LO will you try to BF the next time.

With DD, I tried to BF for a little bit but didn't put much effort into it and after a month went to FF, that was fine for us, I have no regrets. With DS, I really wanted to do it and I tried and it has gone beautifully, after the first month.

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kristin172429 · May 2012

I don't BF, technically. I pump and he gets his milk from a bottle instead of the breast. Absolutely, I would do this again. He still gets most of the rewards of being BF with less stress for both of us.

Lizg1799 · May 2012

One and done so....no!!!

HappyToBe2012 · May 2012

I tried with DD before pumping and supplimenting and then eventually moving to EFF. I will probably try for the first few weeks but I won't put myself through what I did trying with DD nor will I feel the way I did when I stopped with her. I have/never had anything against FF, I had just really wanted BFing to work and when it didn't I had a lot of guilt. BFing the next LO is not that worth it to me if it means I go through that again.

jju_stb_jju · May 2012

I'm gonna try, the same way I tried with ds, we did it for two months and then my supply started going low so we started supplementing. Now we exclusively ff and I don't feel guilt, but I do want to try again whenever we have another!

Shmogan09 · May 2012

Try again! With DS1 it was literally the worst experience of my life. With DS2 it has been so incredibly easy. Take it from me, if it didn't work it wasn't you, it was your LO and your next will most likely be different.

JenJH923 · May 2012

I struggle with this thought sometimes. I tried breastfeeding with Charlie for 6 weeks before going to formula. I pumped, had lactation consultants, went for almost daily weight checks for Charlie, bought an extra sensitive scale so I could weight him before and after each feed to make sure he was getting enough etc. I blame my long induction + all the IV fluid I received for the fact that my milk never fully came in. I would be able to give him 1.5-2 ounces at each feeding and he wasn't gaining enough. Now that I formula feed him and it is so expensive I wish I had tried harder with breast feeding.

At the same time, I feel a sense of guilt that I intend to try harder with the next baby. Sometimes I think I will breastfeed for 6 weeks and then just switch to formula again no matter how things are going because I don't want to feel like I am trying harder with another baby when I didn't do it for Charlie. Silly, I know, but I can't help but think about it this way!

SeptemberBride'08 · May 2012

JenJH923:
I struggle with this thought sometimes. I tried breastfeeding with Charlie for 6 weeks before going to formula. I pumped, had lactation consultants, went for almost daily weight checks for Charlie, bought an extra sensitive scale so I could weight him before and after each feed to make sure he was getting enough etc. I blame my long induction + all the IV fluid I received for the fact that my milk never fully came in. I would be able to give him 1.5-2 ounces at each feeding and he wasn't gaining enough. Now that I formula feed him and it is so expensive I wish I had tried harder with breast feeding.
At the same time, I feel a sense of guilt that I intend to try harder with the next baby. Sometimes I think I will breastfeed for 6 weeks and then just switch to formula again no matter how things are going because I don't want to feel like I am trying harder with another baby when I didn't do it for Charlie. Silly, I know, but I can't help but think about it this way!

I feel the same way! It is not silly at all

tmjmeister · May 2012

kristin172429:
I don't BF, technically. I pump and he gets his milk from a bottle instead of the breast. Absolutely, I would do this again. He still gets most of the rewards of being BF with less stress for both of us.

I can't remember, did Ben not latch or did you just not like BFing? Would you try the actual BF again or would you just EP?

tmjmeister · May 2012

Shmogan09:
Try again! With DS1 it was literally the worst experience of my life. With DS2 it has been so incredibly easy. Take it from me, if it didn't work it wasn't you, it was your LO and your next will most likely be different.

This was absolutely me. Like I said it worked 10x better with DS than DD, I am so glad I tried again.

jldubb0626 · May 2012

With LO #2, I will probably exclusively pump (after a week or so once my milk comes in), just for the sake of trying to have 2u2. I can't imagine having a LO attached to the boob and try to control a 1.5 year old DS. DH will also be able to help more this time around but LO#2 will get the benefits of BM.

redheadscu · May 2012

I want to BF, but will most likely be supplementing from the beginning next time around. I had supply issues, and DS had trouble gaining weight in his first few weeks. His failure to gain back his birthweight had us so concerned, that my focus was on getting him back up to birthweight, not on trying to increase my supply. I don't think the stress of the situation was really any help for my supply either. Even though my OBGYN at my postpartum visit said most likely I wouldn't have been able to do much to increase it (she said the amount of space between my breasts indicated a lack of glandular tissue), I'd like to see if I could increase it a little more next time, and maybe be able to supplement longer before switching to EFF. So I think if I supplement from the beginning next time and don't have to be so stressed out over my future LO's weight, I might have a better chance at it.

Lena122 · May 2012

JenJH923:
At the same time, I feel a sense of guilt that I intend to try harder with the next baby. Sometimes I think I will breastfeed for 6 weeks and then just switch to formula again no matter how things are going because I don't want to feel like I am trying harder with another baby when I didn't do it for Charlie. Silly, I know, but I can't help but think about it this way!

This! But if the next baby catches on better than DS did then I don't want to deny him/her the benefits just because of my silly guilt. I'll definitely try with the next one but won't feel terrible if it doesn't work out like I did with DS.

Meganequine · May 2012

kristin172429:
I don't BF, technically. I pump and he gets his milk from a bottle instead of the breast. Absolutely, I would do this again. He still gets most of the rewards of being BF with less stress for both of us.

I consider that breastfeeding! IMO BF is getting breastmilk whether it comes from a bottle or a boob. One of my friends (who delivered at a different hosptial than me) referred to one of the nurses as the boob nazi because she gave her grief about EP from the get-go. She was doing what was best for her and her family.

elektra1835 · May 2012

I exclusively BF right now and although I still plan on giving breastmilk, I'm considering the possibility of exclusively pumping next time around. It is just really starting to ware on me b/c I'm not getting enough sleep. Hubby would be able to help out a little more if I just pumped.

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