To breastfeed second baby when I didn’t feed first

[Yorkshirepudds]

That’s it really, anybody done this?

I couldn't breastfeed my eldest past four month due to tongue tie and pain, with my second no issues and still feeding at 13 months
It really just depends sometimes

Yes me, it was fine. Def more ready for breastfeeding second time around. And quite nice to be in both sides of the fence when people say if they sleep though or not, or are better off one way or the other. Both mine are exactly the same.

I am totally baffled why 25% of posters think the OP is unreasonable.

Why?

Yes, I was very young when I had DS1 - only managed 2 days.

DS2 I fed for 8 months

DD only 4wks as I got a severe case of mastitis / nipple infection and was hospitalised for 5 days for IV antibiotics.

I don’t feel bad for only feeding one, I was very disappointed I didn’t manage to feed DD due to the infection and ongoing pain which would have made it really difficult. But it’s a none issue, boys are now adults

I did my 1st and not my 2nd, that's just the way it worked out. Honestly, just do what works for you.

My mother formula-fed me and breastfed my brother. It's made no difference whatsoever. 🤷‍♀️

I gave up the first day with my first, 5 months in breastfeeding my second. It's lovely, but don't regret bottle feeding the first at all!

I bottle fed my first and breastfed my second. Loved doing both and haven’t thought twice about it since.

Why would that be unreasonable

My mum did.

BF Dc1 and Dc2 for a week and then switched to formula.

BF Dc3 until 3 years and 4 months.

DC1 was bottle fed
DC2 breastfed until she was 2.5
DC3 tube fed with expressed breast milk for 6 months and then we used formula with her NG tube for 6 month (then she was tube free)

Ds1 expressed 3 months then ff
Dd1 breastfed from the moment she was born and still going now (11months)

I was more prepared second time and she was more interested than ds

I was thinking of bottle for no 2😌 BF no 1 for 1.5years and all my friends who bottle fed had babies that slept.

I had DS quite young and although I tried to breastfeed him I felt quite intimidated by it and when I should have just asked for help I was too shy. He was formula fed from about 10 days old and is a very robust healthy hardy kid! 33 weeks with DS2 and really hoping to BF this time and it hadn’t occurred to me to feel guilty about it!

Yes I did this! I did sometimes get little pangs of guilt but the majority of the time I didn't really think about it.