Did you breast of formula feed?

[isitThursday]

I'm not looking for a debate just wondering. Did you breast, formula or mix feed?

Formula

Ebf first 4 babies, combi fed 5 6, 7 will probably formula feed 8

Dd1 and ds1 both formula fed, ds2 ebf for 6m, and dd2 mix fed

Breastfed my three.

Ebf all my 4 children.

Exclusively pumped with my first due to tounge tie not beeing cut till 9 weeks old due to the pandemic. It was hard work not going to lie!

Currently pregnant with seccond and plan to breastfeed but if it dosent pan out ill exclusively pump again!

Do you feel regret for either decision? Or those who have done both did you have a preference looking back?

FF both of mine milk didn't produce

One 7 month old DS, still BF but I do and have always expressed one bottle per day for DH to dreamfeed.

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Do you feel regret for either decision? Or those who have done both did you have a preference looking back?

For me I preferred combi feeding to ebf but I think just because I have a big family and it made life easier so it may be different if your family is smaller im not sure!

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Do you feel regret for either decision? Or those who have done both did you have a preference looking back?

Zero regrets. It was incredibly hard to begin with, and I’m incredibly proud of myself for persevering.

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Do you feel regret for either decision? Or those who have done both did you have a preference looking back?

No

Is this some sort of survey? What's the monthly prize draw?

Ebf two until almost 6 months. First couple of weeks was difficult and painful. Eased a bit. Fine from 6 weeks onwards.

My dc1 was still having a night feed the night before dc2 arrived.

EBF. The first two weeks were difficult but once we had both worked it out, I found it easy and natural. I was very lucky.

Formula fed my DD, if I have another I will formula feed.

I'll try and get a few days in for colostrum etc but I have to come off of medication and it's life changing for me so long term breastfeeding is out the window. (This is if we have another.) Not sad about it. Don't feel like I've let my child down, because I haven't.

No regrets at all!

Do I regret breastfeeding? Not at all. It's free and after the first couple of weeks I found it very easy. I know not all women do, I was lucky.

EBF for 6 months until I went back to work. Was gutted that I couldn't express enough to keep him on breast milk so he had to go onto formula.

Breastfed until DD was just over 2 - she self weaned when I got pregnant with DC2 (I’m pregnant now).
Don’t regret it, but I know I was lucky to find it incredibly easy.

Thanks everyone. I'm just wondering. I didn't as I got PND but I'm envious of people who managed it and feel like a failure (DD is 4 months now)

Ds1 wouldn't latch, he had expressed breastmilk for 3 months then formula.

Ds2 is 13 months tomorrow and still breastfeeding. He had a tongue tie at birth so whilst it was hard going until we had it snipped he did latch. It was just painful with very frequent feeding for a few weeks.

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Do you feel regret for either decision? Or those who have done both did you have a preference looking back?

I wish I'd had more support with my first. I was gutted that I couldn't breastfeed him.

Breast x 2

Formula from day one. Wanted DH, friends and family to be able to give bottles. Easy and practical decision for us. Happy parents and babies.

I formula fed my 2 from birth.

I do regret not at least trying to breastfeed. I didn't want to feed in front of people and i was worried about the pain etc so i never tried.

I should have given it a go though

I breastfed and it's one of the achievements i'm most proud of. Will breastfeed the next baby too.