Monday, July 18, 2011

Should i swap to bottle feeding?

The most important time to breast feed is the first few days of their life. Well done for even trying and well done for doing it this long when there are alternative ways. Well breast milk is best for giving babies antibodies that will protect them against illness but yes bottlefeeding is alot easier. It can allow u to get a bit of sleep and let someone else feed the baby for a change! It's easy to have mixes made up in advance and take feeds with u when u go out and all u have to do is heat up the formula (unless ur baby likes it room temperature!) and feed them! Baby will have to cry for a few mins while heating it up (unless u spot their hunger in advance) and they are prone to more wind with bottles (so burp them frequently during a feed). I bottle feed and I find it alot better as I'm happier, so baby is happier and she's bulked out alot. What u should do is have the best of both worlds and express ur milk into bottles!!! And then gradually in time switch to formula.

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