Baby Milk for Hospital

[BakewellGin1]

Advised that I need to take milk into hospital...
Which is best in your opinion ?
Also approx how many ?
Thank You

Not everybody can breastfeed
For various reasons- health, mental health, medication etc.
I don't think the OP needs a lecture on breastfeeding

ItsLikeRainOnYourWeddingDay

Oh do piss off with your scaremongering crap. Vile. Vile. Vile.

I love all these comments saying 'actamil has the best reputation'

Actamil formula caused thousands of babies to be seriously sick last year, and supermarkets pulled it off the shelves for days.

I would never give my newborn something made from god knows what, god knows where, I'd rather get support with breastfeeding and give them milk designed for their specific needs.

There is also a big difference between feeding a newborn and feeding a baby - yes, I can see why at 6 months you'd give a baby formula, but when I baby is newborn they need colostrum and that should be offered in all circumstances- unless the mother has been physically seperated from her child because of an emergency.

Here the link to the actamil news story;
www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44765890

I haven't read the whole thread (sorry!).

I think everyone is entitled to their opinion and I'm sure OP is aware of the benefits of breastfeeding. However, she didn't specify whether she was FF of BF in her OP! She only asked which milk was best to take in with her. I BF for 3 months and couldn't do anymore for various reasons. When my DS was born he couldn't feed properly and I had to top him up with formula, I never ever imagined I would do this and I felt guilty at first. However, my DS is now fully formula fed and is on solids at 6 months and he's thriving. I admire everyone that BF for longer, but please don't judge those who can't or don't want to.

You've had lots of good advice regarding the formula, OP so go with whatever you think is best. As PP's have said, they're all pretty much the same. We use C&G just because it's a bit cheaper!

Breast milk is also different depending on the gender of your baby; can formula do this?Of course not.

www.theguardian.com/science/2014/feb/14/baby-boys-girls-sex-formula-milk

Ambs81 You can’t even spell the name of the company right despite having linked to a news article quoting it multiple times, suggesting you haven’t even read it.

Forgive me if I discount your contributions to this thread as mum-guilting, ill informed shite.

Breast milk is also different depending on the gender of your baby; can formula do this?Of course not.

How the heck does it manage with mixed sex twins?!!

*OP

Your son hasn't been negatively affected by FF........,,,YET.

What happens if he gets excema or recurrent ear infections or asthma? Will you truly feel ok with having only FF him knowing that breastfeeding could have prevented or minimised each condition? ?*

What a load of bollocks.

Breastfed 3.
1 has asthma
3 have eczema
2 have had ear problems.

What happens if he gets excema or recurrent ear infections or asthma? Will you truly feel ok with having only FF him knowing that breastfeeding could have prevented or minimised each condition? ?

Both of my children were / are EBF. Youngest is still BF at 22 months, he has eczema. Eldest BF until nearly 2, she was treated with antibiotics for ear infections 4 times before her first birthday.

Wow ambs81 you have a lot of excess time on your hands... are you trying to seek attention on here or something? By the way you are acting you will persuade no one that doing what you do is a good idea- it makes you sound very dull and overinvested (not good traits that others want to emulate). Seeing as though breastfeeding is your favourite topic then why don’t you start your own thread about it for others who find it interesting? Or better still go to the thousands of threads already that exist about it and discuss it there?

This thread is ridiculous. The OP asked asked about formula.

How has this been interpreted as "please educate me on the reasons I shouldn't FF"?

Personally I mostly BF, when I went back to work I used SMA, had no problems.

My DSis used cow and gate and was happy with that.

I think the most sensible suggestion is to use what is sold near to your home so you can get some quickly if needs be. Let's say you knock the tin over or something you need to be able to replace it quickly.

I breastfed my eldest until she was 2 and my youngest is nearly 2 and still breastfeeding. I could give loads of advice about breastfeeding and reel off endless facts but that isn't what the OP asked. To answer the question we took a pack of the small bottles with teats to the hospital. We didn't need them but was useful to use just in case. I think the hospital may have given my eldest a bottle of their own formula when I was struggling with no sleep after a PPH but I can't remember.

When I breastfeed my baby in public I constantly had ff feeding mothers offering me dramatic tales of how the whole world was stacked against meaning they had to ff.
I do not believe this happened. I have breastfed everywhere and the vast majority of people just leave you to it. Where were you feeding @Ambs81 if people were 'constantly' saying things?

I also agree that if you genuinely want people to breastfeed @Ambs81, you really need to rethink your delivery method. You're not persuading anyone. I have never formula fed and you've made me roll my eyes.

I always get so cross about this issue. I hate the way it turns women against each other, particularly when it matters most at a time when women are very emotionally vulnerable. We don’t do this with other issues surrounding birth and parenting they can also impact in the health of the child so why is feeding so emotive and vitriolic?

For example, having a vaginal birth is beneficial to your child because it forces the mucus out of their lungs, meaning they have less issues breathing after birth. It also passes on some of the mother’s antibodies as the baby passes through the birth canal. But no one denegrates mothers for having a c-section because they’d be a massive knob if they did. Everyone would think that. So why is it acceptable to judge and put down women who formula feed for whatever reason.

None of us can honestly say we gave birth or parented perfectly. We try our best and usually (and especially if you care enough to be pissed off with this debate) that is enough to raise a happy and healthy child.

I was suicidal trying to bf
I felt like a failure as baby couldn't latch, I had lots of support both nhs and expensive private help, I spent hours of my day pumping and trying to encourage supply I drank disgusting teas and let my baby suckle for hours which left my boobs hurting and feeling shredded

I'm not imagining that, it happened. I had painful let down in my armpits. Formula feeding saved my life

And you know what? Even if none of that applies and you just don't want to bf, you are still entitled to support and love as whichever way you feed, a newborn is hard work. In the grand scheme of things breastfeeding makes a tiny tiny difference, if that, so don't get hung up on it if you can't/do t want to

@NerrSnerr

It happened probably 10 times in 15 months, so i shouldn't have said constantly.

It happened in local library, baby music group, starbucks, train, so enough times to make me think this was a normal occurance.

It wasn't like they approached me in a nasty way! It was more to make conversation perhaps, also I used one of those cover ups from John lewis so I don't know if that was a talking point!

It wasn't a negative experience, it was more that it was clear they felt defensive when seeing me bf'ing and felt they needed to give me a back story on why they weren't.

Frequent themes were tongue tie, long birth, c-section, bad sleeping, etc,

Oh I see Ambs81 is back with her ‘facts’. Great

So why is it acceptable to judge and put down women who formula feed for whatever reason.

I think given how physically and mentally tough BF can be, some women who have found it a challenge and powered through need to convince themselves that FF is poison and that BF makes them a better mother.

That is of course not true for the vast majority of BF mums, as the posts of this thread from normal women who have breastfed and shared their experience in a supportive and informative way. But some of the nutty posts on here say more about the poster than about any FF mother.

OP, please ignore the unpleasant comments. I work in maternity and see women deeply affected by this attitude all the time - it’s really damaging.

If you plan to breastfeed and you’re medically unable to do either feed directly or express, the hospital will provide formula or donor milk in some cases - most women who plan to breastfeed won’t take formula with them and the hospital have to ensure they are fed if Mum is unable to do so. If it’s important to you to breastfeed but there’s a chance you won’t be well enough, you could ask your midwife about expressing and collecting colostrum before birth - it’s common practice amongst those with certain medical conditions.

If you want to give your baby formula from the start, that’s your choice. Don’t let anyone make you feel bad about it. We had a very complex time with our twins - both in nicu, one very unwell, both tube fed. I expressed colostrum for them then pumped but had to supplement - one due to lack of supply and one needed formula for medical reasons. The guilt and stress of the feeding problems alongside everything else triggered severe PND and anxiety. Looking back it really wasn’t as important as it felt at the time. Do what is best for you and your family and ignore everything else

@@Ambs81

I love all these comments saying 'actamil has the best reputation'

It’s Aptimil not actamil

I would never give my newborn something made from god knows what, god knows where, I'd rather get support with breastfeeding and give them milk designed for their specific needs.

Lucky you to have that support available, many don’t.

There is also a big difference between feeding a newborn and feeding a baby - yes, I can see why at 6 months you'd give a baby formula, but when I baby is newborn they need colostrum and that should be offered in all circumstances- unless the mother has been physically seperated from her child because of an emergency.

So you don’t think a woman should have autonomy over her own body?

I am so sick of militant breastfeedera pushing their opinions when it hasn’t been asked for, insinuating that they are some kind of superior mother. You just make yourself look like dicks and the way you talk encourages nobody to breastfeed.

@thesearmsofmine

What are your feelings about breastfeeding when the mother has suffered sexual abuse? Some women have a very difficult relationship with their breasts because of these and they can’t handle breastfeeding

@Huffleypuff that post was not mine I had copied and pasted someone else’s to comment on it and my toddler pressed post. I have reported it.

Sorry for confronting/ tagging you then!