Stopping EBF but feeling guilty?

[Sleeplesssister]

Feeling guilty and need some advice/sanity check - my DD is 7 months and has been almost exclusively BF. She is now on 3 feeds a day, plus 3 meals, and about a week ago I decided to replace one of the 3 BF with a bottle of formula mixed with whatever milk I had managed to express - main reasons were so that I could get out and about a bit more in the afternoon, she is terribly distracted when feeding and a bottle mid afternoon seems to work best rather than her pulling off me every 2 minutes. Don't want to lock myself away anymore as it is getting me down (which I already do to some extent because she is crap at napping on the go, needs a quiet dark room). I express when I can but can't always get enough for a full bottle. She's taken to it well, but I'm now feeling a bit guilty about introducing formula, I'm only really doing it for selfish reasons because it makes life a bit easier for me. Does giving her one formula feed plus two BF a day completely negate the health benefits of BFing?

Planning on BFing morning and evening for as long as I can. I'm rambling I know, don't have anything against FF as such, just a stupid lingering guilty feeling for stopping EBF - anyone else been there?

not personally, no, but goodness, you have NOTHING to feel guilty about.

6 mths almost exclusive, plus twice a day from then on is terrific!

give yourself a pat on the back and a break

Why would formula negate breastmilk? You give her other foods don't you - do rice cakes negate breastmilk too?

Cow's milk is just another food.

^ what she said :)

youve done an amazing job

Thank you so much girls, you have made me feel 100 times better - I figured that now we were full speed with weaning that a bit of formula would do no harm. Really struggled with BF so proud of myself to have made it to 7 months, not being judgey pants about FF but for personal reasons really wanted to BF. I'm going to pour myself a large glass of wine and give myself a break, if you were all hear I'd share the bottle with you.

Chill out a bit. In a few months you'll look back and wonder why you worried and analysed so much about this. Well done so far, relax and enjoy your baby!!