Does anyone feel like a 'bad mum' if you're choosing not to breastfeed exclusively?

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I plan on doing it the first couple of days maybe so Bub can get all the vitamins he needs but on to formula after that

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absolutely not. I wanted to breastfeed, and I tried, with both. never worked out. a fed baby is a happy baby. I don't feel bad because my kids are happy and healthy, and most importantly ALIVE.

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Fed is best. Breast milk has a lot of great things for the baby and you can pump and bottle feed breastmilk if you want, but it’s a huge pain let me tell you. My daughter had low blood sugar, was 3 weeks early, and needed to eat and my milk wasn’t coming in very fast so I chose to give her formula right away in the hospital and the nurse about made me cry, she was so judgemental about it. You have to do what’s best for you and your baby. Fed really is best. Breastfeeding isn’t always the answer.

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Absolutely not. I never wanted to breastfeed so I didn’t. My daughters had formula since the day she was born. I’ve never felt guilty about my choice. I have a very hally and healthy 8 month old.

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Nope I don't feel bad. Horrible experiences trying to breastfeed with both my kids. It caused me to become depressed so I'm not going to this time. I can't be the mom I need to be depressed and in pain because I can't breastfeed.

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I chose not to breastfeed at all.. my labor ended in a c section and it was pretty traumatic for me. After that I just couldn't do it. So I chose to formula feed and yes I do feel like a bad mom sometimes because of it, especially from the online community and the social pressure to breastfeed.

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I will not be able to breastfeed when I do have a child due to medications I’m on. I do feel nervous about it but what helps me is hearing other mothers positive experiences with formula feeding. There’s a lot of misinformation out there and actually my doctor recently told me that yes breast milk is great for baby that the benefits of it over formula are over stated especially these days we have much more advanced formula options than there ever was

Does anyone feel like a 'bad mum' if you're choosing not to breastfeed exclusively?

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