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to be secretly breastfeeding my dd. ( I know it sounds crazy)

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Pryor · 23/09/2008 23:16

Sorry for the name change but this is embarrassing.
I have bf my dd for 6 months and she would never take a bottle of even expressed milk during this time.
A few weeks ago I tried her with a bottle again and magically she took it.
My dh thinks we should now only give her bottles and I should stop bfing completely.

He thinks bfing is the reason she doesn't sleep well and that she wakes up because she wants the comfort of me feeding her.

I have agreed that he is probably right about the comfort aspect, however I personally don't mind her needing me to comfort her in the night.

So now I am in the ridiculous situation of feeding her when she seems to need it but just telling dh that I patted her or gave her a cuddle to sooth her.
DD is only just over 7 months and I feel if she needs to bf for comfort that is OK. I understand dh's point of view as she does need to learn to sleep better.

Has anyone else had a situation like this? Probably not.

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thumbwitch · 24/09/2008 22:57

well done Pryor - glad you have talked to him. Bear in mind that you don't yet know that he is right though - the one thing you can be sure of about babies is that no 2 are alike and what works for some doesn't work for others - you will find your own way with your DD.
Good luck!

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