Anyone else considering NOT breastfeeding ?

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I'm not interested in judgment or negative comments about this .

I'm personally very uncomfortable with the idea of breastfeeding and am strongly considering Formula feeding .

I just am nervous that after delivering the baby , the nurses might judge me for not breastfeeding . Or that I might feel guilty for not breastfeeding.

I'm even OPEN to pumping and bottle feeding breast milk . I'm just weird about having a baby attached to my Boob every few hours .

Anyone else feel this way ?

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I have a friend who expressed feelings like that. she doesn't have any kids but she said she just didn't like the thought of something latching on to her.
in my opinion, I think you should give it a try and just see your feelings on it then. if you don't like it pumping may be a good option to you. the only reason I say this is because formula is VERY expensive. plus there are many nutritional benefits in breast milk that can't be replicated in formula. ultimately it's up to you. people will say BREAST IS BEST and all that and I'm sure some where some way you will recieve some sort of judgement no matter what you do but in all actuality a fed baby is best.  good luck to you in whatever you decide 😁

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There were 6 babies in the hospital when my son was born and I was the only one who breast fed. I'm pretty sure the nurses don't care either way. I would suggest maybe trying it before you make a decision if your reason for not doing it is you're not comfortable. It's definitely not for everyone. But you never know you and the baby may take to it right away like my son and I did. Now he's almost a month and I whip a boob out anywhere and everywhere haha

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I'll be formula feeding the majority I have had people all ready judge me because of it I refuse to boob feed after out of the hospital seance I will be on pain meds for my C-section if seen what happens to a baby being high on pain meds I won't put another baby threw that. If your willing to pump and feed baby at least for a little to get system up then great if not that's awesome you can do formula. Personally I liked formula not having the awkward moments of family watching you, pumping none stop (my boobs would bleed), them leaking on everything, not knowing if you'll produce enough. Formula I found easier when on trips also

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I'm definitely going to breastfeed but most moms don't. And the ones who do, don't often make it past 3 months. The statistics are honestly really sad. Do whatever is best for you, but I think you should at least try it so baby can get the beneficial colostrum.

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I felt the same way. Until my son was born and my nurse kinda just latched him to me. It was a total different perspective. I bonded with my son. I would never take that moment back. Also, they will always understand it's about your comfort. My opinion try it first. :) you never know. Also your going to product milk no matter what.

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I breastfed both my kids for a couple of weeks, it didnt work out, my boobs always hurt , then my nipples would get raw and bleed, I put creams and everything for the pain it hurt so bad so i stopped. I even pumped but I didnt even fill it up to 4 ounces. People are always gunna judge . for me personally I didnt enjoy it and leaked through all my shirts even wearing breast pads in my bra changed them every 5 min and it smelled so bad. So women have no problem but for me it was. So i ended up formula feeding , my kids are healthy smart , and dont really get sick.

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Not breastfeeding is more popular than you think.  Who cares what others think.  You won't be the first to not do it and you definitly won't be the last.

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I didn't breastfeed my first and the nurses at my hospital didn't judge me. 
Unfortunately it seems we live in a world where majority are uncomfortable with breastfeeding so they'd find it more normal for you to just formula feed.
Either way it's completely your choice and baby will be healthy whatever you decide!

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Memememememeeeeee! At first everyone (even my doctor) was like oh you don't wanna breast feed? Why? You need to, it's better for the baby. And made me feel all shitty about not wanting to. But my mom told me, it's your baby. Don't let other people tell you what to do because if you start letting them influence you, your baby will have 5000000 parents. So do what YOU wanna do girl. I'm 32 weeks and NOT breast feeding. As long as that baby is getting fed then you are doing your job. Even if it's formula feeding. Don't let people dictate to you what to do with your own baby!

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Be prepared for nurses to judge you or at least try to encourage you to breastfeed. They see so many women physically unable to breastfeed despite desperately wanting to that most of them would consider it a selfish thing for you not to give your baby the best head start in life by breastfeeding.

I recommend you give it a try because you might actually find you like having that bonding experience and that it's not like you thought it would be in your head. Formula is pretty expensive and bottle feeding is more time consuming, but if you really don't like breastfeeding you can always pump your breastmilk so your baby is still getting the best kind of milk it can have (:

Anyone else considering NOT breastfeeding ?

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