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Apr 2nd, 2008, 19:15 PM
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I'm Currently Feeling:  | BTW, my boobs would have been in great shape had I not breastfed.  | | | | Status: Offline
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Apr 2nd, 2008, 19:21 PM
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I'm Currently Feeling:  | Reasons for breast feeding:
People nagging.
Because people tell me to.
It's free.
Reasons for not breast feeding:
Personally, I'm not comfortable with it.
Other people can feed her/ bond with her.
I wouldn't be able to do it in public. I just wouldn't.
I'd feel really uncomfortable around anyone.
That's just me, and how uncomfortable I am about my body right now. I feel selfish for most of those reasons I put there, but that's just how I am. I can't help how I feel about it. | | | | Status: Offline
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Apr 2nd, 2008, 19:24 PM
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Originally Posted by toriaaaaTRASH  Reasons for breast feeding:
People nagging.
Because people tell me to.
It's free.
Reasons for not breast feeding:
Personally, I'm not comfortable with it.
Other people can feed her/ bond with her.
I wouldn't be able to do it in public. I just wouldn't.
I'd feel really uncomfortable around anyone.
That's just me, and how uncomfortable I am about my body right now. I feel selfish for most of those reasons I put there, but that's just how I am. I can't help how I feel about it. | One other plus side to breastfeeding is that you lose weight quicker and your body goes back to normal faster. | | | | Status: Offline
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Apr 2nd, 2008, 19:25 PM
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I'm Currently Feeling: | I guess that is a pretty good reason. I still don't think I can do it. I will try. I'm pretty sure my hospital will make me try but I'm not going to continue it if it's going to upset me. | | | | Status: Offline
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Apr 2nd, 2008, 19:27 PM
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Originally Posted by toriaaaaTRASH I guess that is a pretty good reason. I still don't think I can do it. I will try. I'm pretty sure my hospital will make me try but I'm not going to continue it if it's going to upset me. | Toria, I wasn't going to breastfeed this time around until my MIL reminded me of the weight loss, etc. Then I decided to do it for a few months but will not do it as long as I did with my others. I also remembered the fact that at the beginning it's so much easier to feed a baby in the nighttime instead of having to get up and go warm up milk bottles.
As I said though, you are a mother irregardless of how you feed your baby. The main thing is that baby is fed.  | | | | Status: Offline
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Apr 2nd, 2008, 19:29 PM
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I'm Currently Feeling: | Hmm, anyone know anything about part breast feeding part formula? | | | | Status: Offline
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Apr 2nd, 2008, 19:33 PM
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Originally Posted by toriaaaaTRASH Hmm, anyone know anything about part breast feeding part formula? | This I would like to know too!
I had such a hell of a time weaning my babies off the bottle. It took my son way longer too! Didn't help cause I was busy with businesses, and two very young ones.
As for expressing, I wasn't good at it, especially with my first.
The only thing that concerns me is the nipple confusion. | | | | Status: Offline
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Apr 2nd, 2008, 20:02 PM
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Originally Posted by toriaaaaTRASH I think I'm changing my mind. I didn't want to atall but I said I would because I want my little girl to have the best start she can. Now, my mum informs me I was breast fed and my sister wasn't. Other than the odd cold my sister gets that I manage to avoid, we're really not any different. Reading about breast feeding, even the good things, just doesn't feel right to me. I feel like I'd be alot more comfortable with bottle feeding, and it'd be alot easier for me. I just realised how selfish this sounds...
...  | i definitly wont be breast feeding as i just dont feel comfatible with the idea and dont think i ever will. people do try to make you feel guilty but i just let it go over my head, yes 'breast is best' but as my midwife reminded me thats only if your looking after yourself and eating properly and as i suffer from really bad anemia, thats not me | | | | Status: Online
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Apr 2nd, 2008, 20:15 PM
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Originally Posted by toriaaaaTRASH I think I'm changing my mind. I didn't want to atall but I said I would because I want my little girl to have the best start she can. Now, my mum informs me I was breast fed and my sister wasn't. Other than the odd cold my sister gets that I manage to avoid, we're really not any different. Reading about breast feeding, even the good things, just doesn't feel right to me. I feel like I'd be alot more comfortable with bottle feeding, and it'd be alot easier for me. I just realised how selfish this sounds...
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im not breast feeding, like you say it doesnt feel right for me.
and really we shouldnt feel guilty coz we are bottle feeding.
i wouldnt feel comfortable breast feeding.
im sure our babies that are bottle fed will be as healthy as a breastfed baby and as long as they are loved and cared for im sure bottle feeding is fine.
there isnt any point in breast feeding if you dont feel comfortable.
x x proud to be a bottle feeding mummy x x x | | | | Status: Offline
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Apr 2nd, 2008, 21:03 PM
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I'm Currently Feeling:  | i plan to try to breast feed even if its only for a few weeks... i dont like the idea of it but the benefits are good.
I would prefer to be able to combine bottle and breast but i don't know how that would work
I also hope that breast feeding will help me lose the baby weight quicker!
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