Breast feeding?

Serene123 · Jun 9th, 2008, 08:31 AM

You all know I wasn't going to, but when she was there, I just had to try it. I loved it. I loved how close we were and the way she looked at me. But, it did get too hard and I gave in one night and gave her a bottle. (She was fed 6pm-8pm 9pm-10pm 11pm-12pm then 1am-4.30am before I gave in. She was so upset and it was making me upset. I just wanted to be able to make her satisfied and I couldn't. So yeah, that's when the bottle feeding began.) Since then I've been so upset. I miss her and how close it made us.

Anyway, I was feeding her last night because I was so upset and I needed to be that close again. I topped her up with a bottle after. It's alright to do both, right? She's happy and I'm happy. I love feeding her but it doesn't fill her up. She needs more.

smartie · Jun 9th, 2008, 08:33 AM

I do both successfully. I express my milk into bottles but will still put her on me occasionally if she is rooting around inbetween bottles. I use the closer to nature bottles

coz · Jun 9th, 2008, 09:35 AM

well done for trying at it, i found it very hard at first the first week was terrible my boobs were bleeding and everything i had to give him one bottle at night to give my boobs a rest my nipples were so sore but now i find it so easy and only give him a bottle if im going out somewhere to take with me, the only thing i find if i dont breast feed for a while is my boobs go sooo hard its painfull so you might keep getting that if your doing a bit of both xxx

welshcakes79 · Jun 9th, 2008, 09:39 AM

my hv said to me i could combine both hun when i started off breastfeeding rhiannon..so well done you

i know what you mean, i was ademant that i wasnt going to b/f but when i saw i her i wanted to try...
have posted in your birth story but wanted to say huge congrats again xxx

leeanne · Jun 9th, 2008, 09:50 AM

Well done for trying breastfeeding hon!

AppleBlossom · Jun 9th, 2008, 09:50 AM

I think i'm going to end up doing a bit of both.

Margerle · Jun 9th, 2008, 12:26 PM

Well done Toria

clairebear · Jun 9th, 2008, 12:34 PM

glad ur managing to BF and finding it so rewarding xx

Samantha675 · Jun 9th, 2008, 13:10 PM

Toria, right now before your milk comes in, you won't feel like you are satisfying her, but don't worry. The weight she will lose, is meant to be lost. I also found that in the days before my milk came in Bren was on my breast about every hour, on the hour, and would just seem to camp out there. Just keep trying, and once your milk comes in you will see a big difference!! Promise. It is totally worth it as well. Hard, but so so wonderful.

luckyme225 · Jun 9th, 2008, 13:55 PM

The first week really sucks and if it's something you want to do don't worry, it does get better

Jun 9th, 2008, 08:31 AM	#1
Serene123 Other Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 32,048	Breast feeding? You all know I wasn't going to, but when she was there, I just had to try it. I loved it. I loved how close we were and the way she looked at me. But, it did get too hard and I gave in one night and gave her a bottle. (She was fed 6pm-8pm 9pm-10pm 11pm-12pm then 1am-4.30am before I gave in. She was so upset and it was making me upset. I just wanted to be able to make her satisfied and I couldn't. So yeah, that's when the bottle feeding began.) Since then I've been so upset. I miss her and how close it made us. Anyway, I was feeding her last night because I was so upset and I needed to be that close again. I topped her up with a bottle after. It's alright to do both, right? She's happy and I'm happy. I love feeding her but it doesn't fill her up. She needs more.

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Jun 9th, 2008, 08:33 AM	#2
smartie Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fife, Scotland Posts: 3,838	I do both successfully. I express my milk into bottles but will still put her on me occasionally if she is rooting around inbetween bottles. I use the closer to nature bottles

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Jun 9th, 2008, 09:35 AM	#3
coz Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: West Midlands, England Posts: 3,493	well done for trying at it, i found it very hard at first the first week was terrible my boobs were bleeding and everything i had to give him one bottle at night to give my boobs a rest my nipples were so sore but now i find it so easy and only give him a bottle if im going out somewhere to take with me, the only thing i find if i dont breast feed for a while is my boobs go sooo hard its painfull so you might keep getting that if your doing a bit of both xxx

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Jun 9th, 2008, 09:39 AM	#4
welshcakes79 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: south wales Posts: 2,855	my hv said to me i could combine both hun when i started off breastfeeding rhiannon..so well done you i know what you mean, i was ademant that i wasnt going to b/f but when i saw i her i wanted to try... have posted in your birth story but wanted to say huge congrats again xxx

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Jun 9th, 2008, 09:50 AM	#5
leeanne Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 26,691	Well done for trying breastfeeding hon!

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AppleBlossom Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Liverpool, UK Posts: 25,860	I think i'm going to end up doing a bit of both.

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Jun 9th, 2008, 12:26 PM	#7
Margerle Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: US Posts: 2,698	Well done Toria

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Jun 9th, 2008, 12:34 PM	#8
clairebear Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: southwest uk Posts: 11,539	glad ur managing to BF and finding it so rewarding xx

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Jun 9th, 2008, 13:10 PM	#9
Samantha675 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Austin Texas Posts: 8,123	Toria, right now before your milk comes in, you won't feel like you are satisfying her, but don't worry. The weight she will lose, is meant to be lost. I also found that in the days before my milk came in Bren was on my breast about every hour, on the hour, and would just seem to camp out there. Just keep trying, and once your milk comes in you will see a big difference!! Promise. It is totally worth it as well. Hard, but so so wonderful.

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Jun 9th, 2008, 13:55 PM	#10
luckyme225 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Washington Posts: 6,111	The first week really sucks and if it's something you want to do don't worry, it does get better

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