Hi ladies,
I'm planning on breast feeding, but I'd like to be prepared in case I can't keep up, or in case baby girl takes after me and refuses to breast feed, so I want to have some formula on hand. There are so many different kinds, so I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions or recommendations.
Thanks!
Re: Formula Suggestions
We went with Similac since that's what they gave us at the hospital. You can get free samples of most of them. You can sign up online, I believe.
But since you brought it up, @ali0608 -- why is offering advice about breastfeeding seen as pushy/pressuring, but doing the same with formula is not? I realize some are pushy about it, but my advice was not, so have you considered why you took it that way? Genuinely asking, not at all trying to be snarky.
I still believe you won't stop breastfeeding if you have some formula around.
As far as the issue of having formula on hand...the way I think of it is when I'm on a diet, I'm way more likely to give in to junk food if it's sitting in my pantry taunting me. The same concept applies to having formula easy to grab at 3am when you're exhausted.
Switching to formula because you genuinely need or even just want to switch to formula is one thing. Giving in during a moment of weakness and then regretting it (and potentially making it even harder to get back on track with breastfeeding) is something else entirely, which is what I think you would risk by keeping it on hand.
It's still totally up to the OP if they want to have it on hand, and I'm not judging either way. I just wanted to share that information, because I've known several women who felt like they "gave in" to formula before they really needed to just because it was right there, and they regretted it and had their own guilt for that.