https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:56:13 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-friends-breastfeed-or-formula-feed#post-202224 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:03:20 +0000 Running Elley 202224@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Almost all of them BF. I only have one friend who formula feeds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-friends-breastfeed-or-formula-feed#post-202215 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:55:08 +0000 banana 202215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most have breastfed. I know 2 moms who formula fed from the very beginning because they were having problems with latching. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-friends-breastfeed-or-formula-feed#post-202047 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 11:59:44 +0000 Alivoo01 202047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All but one breastfed. The one that didn't was because her son was allergic to her breastmilk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-friends-breastfeed-or-formula-feed#post-202042 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 11:57:53 +0000 Adira 202042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Of my three friends who have kids, two formula fed and one breastfed. I know one of the formula girls tried to breastfeed, but she just had too much difficulty with it. I'm not sure about the other one (if she tried or not). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-friends-breastfeed-or-formula-feed#post-202036 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 11:54:01 +0000 Honeybee 202036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most of my friends breastfeed, although I have a good friend who is formula feeding her second baby after breastfeeding her first. I'm very supportive of breastfeeding, so I appreciate it a lot when my breastfeeding friends are supportive of my decisions, as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-friends-breastfeed-or-formula-feed#post-200196 Sat, 23 Jun 2012 17:33:54 +0000 winniebee 200196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They all have breastfed - one supplemented w/ formula from early on b/c of supply issues!</p> <p>My sister had to pump and bottle feed with breastmilk with her first b/c she was a preemie and had trouble latching. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-friends-breastfeed-or-formula-feed#post-200168 Sat, 23 Jun 2012 16:48:14 +0000 chopsuey 200168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Everyone I know breast feeds. I only know 3 moms though :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-friends-breastfeed-or-formula-feed#post-200134 Sat, 23 Jun 2012 15:19:07 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 200134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They formula fed from the beginning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-friends-breastfeed-or-formula-feed#post-200051 Sat, 23 Jun 2012 11:11:09 +0000 mrsjazz 200051@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most of my friends breastfed or pumped exclusively. I have one friend who had a supply issue and switched to formula. I do have acquaintances and FB friends who used formula from the beginning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-friends-breastfeed-or-formula-feed#post-199997 Sat, 23 Jun 2012 09:24:16 +0000 MsMamaBear 199997@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wel all tried breastfeeding in the beginning and it didn't work out due to supply for all of us. We all started formula feeding around 2 or 4 months. (Our babies were all born in the same month.LOL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-friends-breastfeed-or-formula-feed#post-199987 Sat, 23 Jun 2012 09:09:29 +0000 Andrea 199987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Everyone I know breastfed from the beginning. Some lasted a long time and others switched to formula after not too long. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-friends-breastfeed-or-formula-feed#post-199918 Sat, 23 Jun 2012 06:18:21 +0000 MamaMoose 199918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All of my friends and family have breastfed at least for a little while. But some of my husbands family members formula fed from the beginning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-friends-breastfeed-or-formula-feed#post-199908 Sat, 23 Jun 2012 03:09:03 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 199908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My new mommy friends all breastfeed, but my good friends from before mostly BF for a short while and then switched to formula. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-friends-breastfeed-or-formula-feed#post-199907 Sat, 23 Jun 2012 02:54:59 +0000 looch 199907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Almost everyone I personally know started breastfeeding but switched to formula at around 6 months. One started earlier because her son was low birth weight and wasn't gaining enough, another started from the beginning as her daughter was a preemie. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-friends-breastfeed-or-formula-feed#post-199899 Sat, 23 Jun 2012 01:22:10 +0000 mrs. bird 199899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most have started off BF then switched to FF </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-friends-breastfeed-or-formula-feed#post-199892 Sat, 23 Jun 2012 00:18:04 +0000 loveisstrange 199892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have some that do pretty much every combination of breast, breast/formula, formula </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-friends-breastfeed-or-formula-feed#post-199887 Sat, 23 Jun 2012 00:01:27 +0000 lemondrop 199887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There are 5 of us who have babies very close together- 2 formula feed and 3 breastfeed. Nice to have some in every situation for support! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-friends-breastfeed-or-formula-feed#post-199885 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 23:40:12 +0000 sandy 199885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All my friends breastfed at least for a few months. Most of them stopped at around 6 months for various reasons. I have 2 friends with babies born within 2 months of LO and they are still breastfeeding. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-friends-breastfeed-or-formula-feed#post-199882 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 23:21:17 +0000 Grace 199882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All of my friends have breastfed to a certain extent. Some longer than others and some had to supplement with formula. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-friends-breastfeed-or-formula-feed#post-199879 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 22:59:58 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 199879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>II have many many friends with babies and I do not know a single one who formula feeds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-friends-breastfeed-or-formula-feed#post-199874 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 22:45:00 +0000 MsMini 199874@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I actually don't have any friends that have FF from the beginning, I have 1 friend that switched to FF at 6 months though. I really don't care how other people feed their babies though, in my mind FF and BF are equal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-friends-breastfeed-or-formula-feed#post-199873 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 22:44:17 +0000 skibobrown 199873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All of my close friends breastfeed exclusively. That made me feel pretty crappy when I learned that I wouldn't be able to breastfeed exclusively myself. I constantly feel like I have to explain myself when I pull out my canister of formula, but I'm coming to terms with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-friends-breastfeed-or-formula-feed#post-199869 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 22:22:58 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 199869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have 2 IRL friends that formula fed. One for medical reasons and the other for her own mental health. I also have at least one on-line friend who formula feeds.</p> <p>It's nice to have experienced both and it has helped remind me to avoid being judgmental about lots of mama choices like epidural, CIO etc. We're all just trying to do what works for our families :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-friends-breastfeed-or-formula-feed#post-199867 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 22:17:47 +0000 brownie 199867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Formula feeding. 1 tried breastfeeding but it wasn't for her and the other adopted. She actually was able to lactate but her daughter was lip tied and couldn't latch.</p> <p>My sister breastfeed and my other sister formula feeds again for adoption. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-friends-breastfeed-or-formula-feed#post-199866 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 22:11:51 +0000 Mrs. Bee 199866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>they all breastfed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-friends-breastfeed-or-formula-feed#post-199863 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 22:07:28 +0000 autumnlove 199863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most of my close friends with kids breastfed their babies for at least a few months. I have another friend who used formula from the start because the thought of breastfeeding grossed her out.</p> <p>How about your friends? </p>