10 Things to Know About Bottlefeeding

RE: APERFECTCIRCLE1616-- i have a medical condition that keeps me from making milk, even with the help of the meds that are supposed to make your milk come in. i get the colostrum just fine for the first 3-5 days and then i dry up. i make sure my babies get those important antibodies the first few days (while also using formula to supplement). it's all i can do. i've cried & cried and I've felt very guilty, but it's not my fault. better to give them formula than to let them starve.

Typically with some families or mothers and their new infants they may include formula so that other family members are able to help out with feedings, that might be why. Plus, theirs nothing wrong with formula and if you have time to pump and have someone give it to your child that's wonderful. But, medications that are taken can have serious affects on your child if you're breast feeding. Please don't be so loose with your comments, they can be hurtful.

@ aperfectcircle1616.....i have no choice but to bottle-feed my infant because medications I take can be passed to my infant through breast milk and consequences are not known. That does not make me lazy; that makes me a protective and loving parent as opposed to negligent.

I had to have 2 c-sections and bottle fed both my children...they are both happy and healthy. Oh, and I had to be knocked out for one of my c-sections.....lovely. Bet I'm a better mom than you.....

To "aperfectcircle1616" I think your comment about bottle feeding being abnormal and is a substitution for a lazy mother is out of line and unnecessary. Everyone has a right to their own opinion however do not judge a person until you have walked a mile in their shoes! Being one who has breastfed and bottle fed (due to a medical need) there are benefits and drawbacks to both methods. By the way..not everyone has the option of pumping here and there a few minutes while at work.