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EBF?

JekadahJekadah
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I constantly see Moms talking about "exclusively breastfeeding" on message boards. I was just wondering how you Mama's define EBF. In my AP group in "real life" we consider exclusively breastfeeding as just feeding from the breast, never pumping or introducing a bottle. It seems like other people define it as just giving their baby breast milk and never using formula. How do you define EBF?
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  • TiffanyBerryTiffanyBerry member
    Personally, I define it as only breastmilk, no formula.
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  • jasieandryjasieandry member
    I never really thought about it before but I guess I've always seen it as exclusively feeding your lo breastmilk either straight from the tap or in a bottle/cup. 
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  • Runaway22Runaway22 member

    imageTiffanyBerry:
    Personally, I define it as only breastmilk, no formula.

    This. But I'll feel slightly misleading when we start a bottle at DC. I guess it's technically EBMF.  

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  • eav2ceav2c member
    imageRunaway22:

    imageTiffanyBerry:
    Personally, I define it as only breastmilk, no formula.

    This. But I'll feel slightly misleading when we start a bottle at DC. I guess it's technically EBMF.  




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  • blu-eyedwifeblu-eyedwife member
    imageTiffanyBerry:
    Personally, I define it as only breastmilk, no formula.

    I'll take it a step further and say only breastmilk, no formula or solids.
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  • ForeverEverAfterForeverEverAfter member
    I take it to mean BM only, no formula or solids. Doesn't matter if you use bottle or cup. I EBF, and LO doesn't take bottles. But I'd still say it if she did as long as it is my milk.
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  • JekadahJekadah
    Thanks ladies I figured most people would define it as just breast milk. I guess since EP is exclusively pumping which is also breast milk then EBF just seemed like it would make sense to be the opposite. 
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  • LatteLady5LatteLady5 member

    imageTiffanyBerry:
    Personally, I define it as only breastmilk, no formula.

    Same.


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  • rae_dylanzmomrae_dylanzmom member
    imageLatteLady5:

    imageTiffanyBerry:
    Personally, I define it as only breastmilk, no formula.

    Same.

    This. 

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  • ObLaDiObLaDi member
    imageblu-eyedwife:
    imageTiffanyBerry:
    Personally, I define it as only breastmilk, no formula.

    I'll take it a step further and say only breastmilk, no formula or solids.


    Agreed.
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  • camillaandcarsoncamillaandcarson member

    To me it means only breastmilk fed.  I don't consider the way it is delivered (pump, bottle, cup, breast, donated, etc.)


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  • BelhurstBrideBelhurstBride member
    imageCabbageCabbage:
    imagecamillaandcarson:

    To me it means only breastmilk fed.  I don't consider the way it is delivered (pump, bottle, cup, breast, donated, etc.)


    This. The delivery method seems like splitting hairs to me.  

    Agreed.  

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