Breastfeeding is hard. Like crazy hard. I don’t mean to scare you but if you have an easy way out then you will take it. And that leads to a downward spiral that you won’t want. Don’t buy formula unless you need it. Every time you offer formula you take away demand from the breast and that will cause your milk supply to go down which is bad. Just go in knowing breastfeeding is hard and that you want to do everything possible to succeed and you will.

I have 4 kids and have successfully been able to breastfeed and formula feed my 4th baby. You just have to breastfeed first. Sometimes things come up like you get sick and your supply drops, baby spits up the entire feeding and is now hungry and you have nothing left etc. I'd have some on hand just in case but not buy a lot.

i planned to breast feed my lo..i ended up buying formula just in case but didnt need it so i donated it to people who need it

Buy it and keep the receipt so if breast feeding works you could return.

I have some samples of formulas but I'm not buying any until I know if id need it

Ive been stocking up just in case I need it, or if she's at someone elses house and I didn't leave enough food for her. It's always good to plan for just in cases. Also though you need to be careful once she starts eating. Im sure you know that.

we ended up having to supplement with formula for a few days until my milk came in, and the hospital gave me enough to get us through

you can get samples if need be. I exclusively breastfed my first till 15 months. never once used a bottle

I took all the samples from the hospital and ended up making use of them but didn’t need any additional with my son. This time around, I have a tub a girlfriend gave me which I’m not afraid to use!

Thank you so much for all your comments, means a lot to have some advise ❤️

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I plan to breastfeed exclusively, however I am thinking did you ladies get a tub of formula in case? I am vegan and plan on bringing my little one up vegan too, but do you think I should get some vegan formula just in case I can’t?

Kyara • Mon, Jun 11

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