Any mums out there who simply chose not to breastfeed??

[YummyorSlummy]

For the reason that they didn't really want to? I bottlefed from the offset as I wanted my dh to do his share and had a bad pregnancy so wanted to give my body a rest after giving birth. Just wondering if any other women simply decided not to bf from the start??

"Giving up a career"

why do you have to give up a career to be a good mum?

Hoochie never thought about talking to someone about it TBH.

Although will def try the next time round and or give EBM in a bottle.

So if I work but breastfeed what am I (apart from tired)

Further disclaimer - above statement is made in jest. Neither feeding method nor work status impact upon definition of good mother

Just out of interest is expressing more painful than actual breastfeeding in peoples experiences? As I do think that If I did decide to bf next child dh would have to do some feeds! (for when I'm out or if just want a break etc, and I already have painful boobs) What about mixed feeding??

Thanks ladies. As no one talked to me about my fears or even tried to get me to change my mind, i told them I wanted to bottlefeed and that was that.

As I really want to try and BF next time as I really do think my DD would be a little healthier if I had opted to BF.

I didn't bf my first child, I am still bf-ing my second

totally pain-free now (did have cracked nipples, but once healed it became totally pleasurable experience)

I will def speak to my midwife about breastfeeding fears etc and find out if there is anyone who can cover in depth the 'techincal' issues and suchlike. I will also research everything I can to put my mind at rest.

what Penthe said

I've mentioned this on another thread but have had quite varied BF/FF experiences which included FF DS1 from the start because I chose to.
DD, BF but hated every moment of it. She fed like a dream but hated the feeling (made me feel physically sick) and felt no bonding experience. It actually made me resent her and I ended up with severe PND and had to be hospitalised.
DS1, After the last experience I didn't even think of BF him as I felt the risks to my own health and in turn his well being out weighed the benefits.
DS2, Was born with DS and heart condition and I decided to have another go at BF in order to give him the best possible start. I was very well supported but I still hated it and decided to grin and bear it. I had to stop at 4 months as heart surgery complication meant he wasn't allowed any fat in his diet for several months for me it was bittersweet .

The one thing I hated were the tuts and funny looks I got for bottle feeding a tiny baby (mostly BF here) no one should judge anyone's decision on how we feed our own DC as we possibley don't know the full story.

i read the first page, now i read this page. How different!

here we have people talking about facts, on the first page that wooly stuff 'well if you're happy that's ok' despite the vast body of medical evidence supporting breastfeeding. If i was happy feeding my baby grass would that be ok?

since when did a parent announce they reduced their childs IQ and long-term health prospects with pride?

what i wonder, is if you decide to FF from the offset, does your MW tell you all the stats on it? or do they just nod and fill in the box?

6% of people believe formula is better 35% believe it is the same - they are wrong. I'm guessing that most of the 24% of mums that don't even try to give their babies colostrum are part of that ill-informed minority.

yeah like the other ladies, i believe you do protest too much....

Thanks Hoochie, didn't notice the grass comment BTW . I just wish women were given support from other mothers. Even if you have fab support from professionals it's also the people around you everyday that can unfortunatly give you a negative view on your choice and maybe question it (BF OR FF) and that there are so many reasons why women choose not to BF other than they physically can't.