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When breastfeeding just doesn't work out...

Lisa-Marie - posted on 04/14/2011 ( 4 moms have responded )

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I am unable to breastfed. It is not a choice to feed my babies formula, it is a matter of keeping them alive.
At first I found all this very difficult to come to terms with as everyone knows 'breast is best' and the guilty feelings of not being able to give my baby 'the best' were very powerful.
I also found that their was little support and information for mother's who could not breastfeed so I started a facebook group called Bottle Babies. This is a place where mothers can share their stories, information and support. It is in NO way a bottle feeding vs breastfeeding page as most of the women here would have loved to have been able to breastfeed, but simply couldn't.
I would like to share this group with anyone who would like to show their support, or receive some. We have plenty of breastfeeding mummies on the page too, so all are welcome.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bottle-Bab...!/pages/Bottle-Babies/120819361329359

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Nicole - posted on 04/28/2011

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I worked with a specialist at the hosiptal and a health care worker closer to home called me a few times to see how my progress was but in the end, I wasn't producing and therefore my daughter wasn't latching. My best days I would get 1/2-1oz of milk every 2-4 hours. I felt bad because it was something I wanted to experience but my daughter is almost 2 and living life to the fullest and the smartest kid I've known. I will join your group and thanks for thinking about it!

Amy - posted on 04/28/2011

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I will definitely join your group. I was very upset to know that i couldn't breastfeed my son anymore and was finding it very difficult getting him onto formula aswell. It was very frusterating. He loves his bottles now, and thrives off them. If think bottle feeding is just as great as breastfeeding, because this way dad can get the wonderful experience aswell!

Elfrieda - posted on 04/16/2011

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Yes, I felt the same way. I thought I was feeding my baby poison, from the way I had been taught. I cried a lot. But when he stopped screaming from hunger all the time and started gaining weight properly, I felt much better.



You know, if you nurse only a little bit and give a bottle afterwards, the baby still gets the benefits from nursing. I found that with my son, at least.



My story: I started supplementing with formula when my son was 4 months old, but was still nursing him too until 8 months. I had some milk, just not enough. At 7 months, I stopped fighting with him (he didn't like nursing-the milk didn't come down fast enough) and only nursed when he wanted to, which was first thing in the morning and right before bed. He stayed healthy as could be even when I was nursing him only twice a day. As soon as I switched all the way to formula, he caught every cold that passed.



Anyway, I think that group is great, but I won't be joining it because now my son is 16 months, and way past formula and nursing, so it doesn't bother me anymore. But good for you, starting a support group like that. It is needed.

√v^√v^√♥ - posted on 04/14/2011

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Hello, welcome to me and my situation :) My son had to be bottle fed too. Very true. Not much support. You feel aweful. Yep........

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