tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302096474119021505.post527697194659131171..comments2023-09-02T06:56:19.612-07:00Comments on Little Birds Three: To Boob or To Bottle?Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18380315852168531986noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302096474119021505.post-41064530041215890572012-01-18T12:38:28.910-08:002012-01-18T12:38:28.910-08:00Introduce a bottle either way ASAP so you can enjo...Introduce a bottle either way ASAP so you can enjoy a night out and your baby will as well. Formula/nursing. Either is fine. Mama and baby's choice.Pambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02522005536222669138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302096474119021505.post-33969754517830589972012-01-18T10:34:57.658-08:002012-01-18T10:34:57.658-08:00Agree. So far, my boy was harder to nurse than my ...Agree. So far, my boy was harder to nurse than my girl. I breastfed my first for one month, pumped exclusively for 5 more months and then called it quits and went to formula when he was 6 months old. My daughter is 16 months and I am still nursing her. I had imagined I would wean at 1 year...or before. I really had no intention of nursing this long, but she loves it and since it is only a couple times a day and I don't have another baby, I am willing to keep going until she is ready to call it quits (which at this point, will probably be sooner than later). It really comes down to what works for each child and for you. It is hard to feel condemnation for giving your child a bottle of formula (I felt that with my first), but if is the best thing for everyone then I say "do what works best." There is no sense in breastfeeding it is causing unnecessary stress and frustration for the whole family.Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10854415507682597051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302096474119021505.post-40341567346886010082012-01-18T10:28:58.938-08:002012-01-18T10:28:58.938-08:00Amen to the following points: do what works best f...Amen to the following points: do what works best for your situation; give BFing a go and see if it works so you can cross it off your "I tried it" list; moms should support and not judge each other. AMEN.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13778738125321483117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302096474119021505.post-53736544385650707182012-01-18T07:32:49.012-08:002012-01-18T07:32:49.012-08:00Hi Katie.. I've got a follow-up question for y...Hi Katie.. I've got a follow-up question for you after reading this post - can you see a difference in your kids that you can attribute to breastfeeding vs bottle feeding? <br /><br />I ask this because I know what everyone says about breastfeeding (mainly that it's better), and I do believe it because it is supported by so much scientific/medical evidence. BUT I struggle to really see it in real life.. My husband and his brothers were bottle fed, my father-in-law was bottle fed, and this was during a time when formula wasn't probably as good as it is now, diseases more rampant (thus the need for BM immunities).. but they were fine and are fine now.. Even my cousin who is a pediatrician says that there's not much difference between breastfeeding and formula (besides the immunities and the bonding). <br /><br />Just to clarify - I breastfeed, love breastfeeding and am on month 8 now and plan to do it for as long as possible, and I hope to breastfeed all of our future children. This isn't my way of stirring up controversy.. I am genuinely curious if you've noticed a difference.Devihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17719569224217112744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302096474119021505.post-60747334564859500642012-01-18T05:52:52.550-08:002012-01-18T05:52:52.550-08:00Thanks Katie! My swaying back and forth over it (...Thanks Katie! My swaying back and forth over it (I'm still nursing 100%) is more for his happiness, than for convenience. He fusses constantly when he nurses and genuinely seems dissatisfied afterward (he latches perfectly and eats a full meal, so I'm assuming it's something I'm eating...working on cutting dairy, ugh). The few times he's had a bottle, he just seemed so happy afterward. Maybe because it was heavier though? Harder to digest - like us eating a Thanksgiving dinner. Ha. I just keep pushing myself each day to go 'one more day'. It is very hard with 3, especially with our schedule. And it's difficult to see him so distraught all the time. Sigh. Life is never easy, right?<br /><br />I hope it goes smoothly for you soon!Sassytimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00246581282510233020noreply@blogger.com