I encouraged my friend to breastfeed......

[oliveoil]

.....and she is still doing it, albeit early days of 4 weeks, but still. She finds it ok, but is trying him on a bottle as well to give her a break in the evening.

She wasn't going to but I said, believe me, never mind the health benefits, you will be so pleased to just pop the baby on your boob instead of heating bottles in the night every 2 hours and she agrees wholeheartedly and is one of only 3 of her parenting group who are.

Well done.

Brilliant - very nice feeling, isn't it?

Good going oliveoil and your friend. Bf is so handy & saves time in getting organised. I like just being able to go out with ds4 & be able to not think about feeding times. Plus is helping me to lose some of the weight I gained in preg!

It is rather, and I am not one to hammer people on the head with things, but I am so pleased she has done it.

Not that I would have frowned at bottles iykwim.

I also gave her lots of others pearls of wisdom that will not be found in baby books .

Well done OO.
I think I'm the most pro breast feeding bottle feeder in the land.

(and I secretly think that's why my broodiness keeps coming back. I'd love to breast feed my baby but was never able too, so I make everyone else do it)

Good on yer olive!
Go on then lady! Have another!

I will encourage EVERYONE to breastfeed if they can,I loved being able to get my boob out whenever,whereever,BUT what do I now do with all my
breastfeeding bras?!

manly pat on the shoulder for OO

well done, keep it up, now go out unto the unwashed masses and tell un to them the good news

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I not making myself out to be a breastfeeding guru, tbh I couldn't wait to get dd2 off, found it v hard second time round, BUT if someone asks my advice, I will promote it!

Talking of gurus, when is Tiktoc coming back?

Being a bottle feeder 3times over I know an awful lot about breast feeding...all thanks to MN.

My nips just weren't up to it, it wasn't for the lack of trying

Moondog, even when my broodiness goes away and I'm in one of those stages where another baby fills me with dread, I know I'd always agree to another if Dh suggested it. I'd agree to it in a heartbeat. He never would though, not in amillion years

Being a bottle feeder 3times over I know an awful lot about breast feeding...all thanks to MN.

My nips just weren't up to it, it wasn't for the lack of trying

Moondog, even when my broodiness goes away and I'm in one of those stages where another baby fills me with dread, I know I'd always agree to another if Dh suggested it. I'd agree to it in a heartbeat. He never would though, not in amillion years

When the Milupa ad's off the homepage, OO - I hope. I miss Tiktok!

How long is it there for? I bet she is lurking, dying to give advice!

Hello Tiktoc!

x

End of the month, I think? Or a bit before? Definitely November.

No, I am not here.

Really, really not here.

Yet ; )

'Cos that flippin' ad is still there....

hello t-t
it's taken me about 45 seconds and a lot of mouth moving while i was reading to work out your name.

Star, star, star.

'Only' lasted 10 weeks last time - should have ignored the hv - dd was losing weight but was happy and sleeping well. Due in Jan/Feb and hope to go longer - I know I will be able to count on the advice and support of you fab mners. [smile

How lovely to see you, STT!

Not that I have, you understand.

Say no more, eh?

Looking forward to 1st December for more than just swapping to my Christmas name now