breast feeding, pumping and feeding, or formula feeding?!?

Question

Ok… So I know there are plenty of Moms out there that are wayyyy more experienced with this topic than I. Therefore, I come to you for advice! I am pregnant due April 10th and have been trying to figure out if I will breast feed this baby or pump and feed the baby. 
   I have a 3 year old and we went straight to formula with her. After about 6 different formulas, I told my husband that I would breast feed the next child. Now I am in need of your help. Has anyone just pumped and fed via bottle? I am not comfortable with the baby latching to me. Not to mention I do not want me 3 year old girl going to nursery and pretending to breast feed a baby doll. (You know monkey see monkey do!) Or should I just go straight to formula again?

Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated! 😀

Answer

Pumping and bottle feeding is a lot of extra work. They do have plastic shields you can use so baby doesn't latch on directly. I would encourage you to try straight up breastfeeding as you might find it doesn't make you uncomfortable as you'd expect.

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I breastfed my daughter for almost 2 years, at the beginning I had to pump and bottle feed her for a solid few months because her latch wasn't good. I personally feel like having to pump and bottle feed them is a lot more stressful/more work/more time - but if it's important to you - so worth it all.

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My last child i have pain with him latching on it was painful so this child i will pump and feed her in the bottle until i get a hang of the latching on thing

breast feeding, pumping and feeding, or formula feeding?!?

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