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I am one of 5 kids and every single one of us was breastfed for two years or more. She said she spent a total of 11.5 years of her life BFing. None of us ever had formula.
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For a couple months then she switched to formula
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My mom did, but I'm pretty sure she had supply issues because I was constantly screaming and was under 10 lbs at 4 months. It was only then that the doctor thought something might be up.
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Formula baby here. She used to tell me it was because my dad wanted to bond with me and give me the bottle, but after I had LO she admitted it was too difficult and she had no support to persevere through it. I'm very grateful for all the support our LCs and support groups have been postpartum!
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I was hospitalized as an infant because I wouldn't keep food down - severe allergies and regurgitation issues. I didn't latch, either, so once I got off an IV, I was on formula. I bet I was a bundle of fun and laughter.
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My mom didn't. It wasn't really common and she figured she had to go back to work in 6 weeks so she didn't see the point.
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My mom did not BF my older brother, but she was only 21 when she had him and it was the early 70's. I was born in the early 80's and she BF me for a little over a year and I never really took a bottle. She BF my younger brother until almost 1.5 years. She's obviously very supportive of me BF my little guy (he's 8 months old). My MIL didn't BF exclusively, but I think she tried a little with some of her kids. She had 8 children and I don't think she had the time to be the only one able to feed the baby. She recently told my husband that she's really impressed and proud of me for continuing to pump and BF after going back to work.
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I think my mom wanted to try with me and my sister, but we were tiny little preemie twins. That was stressful enough (2 babies plus an extended hospital stay), ahdvon top of that there wasn't a lot of bf support at the time. She supports me breastfeeding, but would have supported ff, too. She just doesn't know a ton about bf.
DH was bf, but I'm unsure of how long.
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My mom had my brother on an Air Force base in 1974 in Georgia. She said that the nurses pressured her to give him formula and could not believe that she would even want to breastfeed him. She didn't give in and breastfeed all 3 of us. I don't know if we ever were supplemented with formula though.
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Five girls and all of us were given formula. She tried briefly with my oldest sis.
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My mom did extended breastfeeding and thinks I'm nuts for weaning at 18 months. My MIL never nursed and thinks I'm nuts for going past 6 months. Neither tell me that to my face, but it's pretty obvious how they feel. I don't really care, we do what works for us. I have loved it, but for the past week I have suddenly been done, now it's just getting C there too.
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Yep!! All three of us.
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My mom went straight to formula for all three of us. I don't think she ever tried BFing at all. She says she didn't with my siblings because they were both born with two teeth. Not sure what her excuse is for me. Her views on BFing aren't very good. She was not supportive when I was BFing DS and constantly pushed formula. I partially blame her for not being successful.
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Wow, I am really surprised to see how my mom is not the only one who preaches about how "gross" breastfeeding is!!!
I was FF, we all 3 were, bc my mom thinks BFing is the most disgusting thing ever. She has been VERY negative about me BFing, and now that H is 7 months old and tugs at my shirt and puts her face in my chest when she wants boob, my mom thinks it's ridiculous that I'm still doing it. She thinks it's extra nasty that H can even "ask" for it now. She even tells other people in our family in front of me how gross she thinks it is that I'm always giving H "titty" (I f'ing hate that word!). My mom has this Graco carseat, I dont know which one, and H is not crazy about it I think bc it's not as padded as her Maxi Cosi, so she fusses more in the carseat. To stop the fussing, I will absolutely nurse her in the car seat when she gets hysterical and my mom rips me to pieces about that, she cant believe it. She's like, "What if someone sees you?!? I have to drive extra fast to pass people!" And I get so annoyed and tell her that I dont care, I'm never going to be embarassed about or apologize for feeding my child.
I am home visiting right now and her comments have driven me crazy all week. Especially when my SIL, due in Oct with their first, and my mom have had several BF-Bashing conversations around me, just about how nasty BFing is. It irks the crap out of me!
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Knock on wood, H is 7 months old today and has never even had so much as a diaper rash as far as sickness goes, so I totally rub that in her face when I can, bc we all had ear infections so bad we had to get tubes, and my brother was the sickest/weakest baby ever.
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FF from birth. It was encouraged in the 80s and BF was seen as inferior.
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My mom breast fed all 4 of us.
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Yup both of us. She was frustrated when I self weaned--and ended up weaning my brother because she was weirded out (or maybe it was more my dad was weirded out) but him saying "I nurse you now?" He was less than 2.
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Me and my sister were EBF until 6 months when my mom started to supplement with regular cow's milk and solids. She gave us the boob until 1 year. With my brother, she EBF until 3 months and supplemented with formula until 6 months. She had to go back to work at 3 months with my brother and it diminished her supply. She said they didn't really use pumps back then. We were all born in the 80s.
Not sure about DH.
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All 3 of us and cloth diapered.
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My mom said she tried with me, but I cried and I cried and they decided I wasn't getting enough so supplemented with formula. However my mom is super supportive with me breast feeding and is always trying to feed me special Chinese meals to try to boost my supply (I have low supply and also have to supplement). She thinks I should try to give LO whatever I can out of the boob for a year (which is my plan!) DH was exclusively formula fed. But MIL is very nice and supportive of my breast feeding as well. What can I say, I
My family, they are great!
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Yup! Neither my brother nor I have ever had formula. She BF for over a year (got pregnant with me when my brother was 6 months, so still managed to BF for 6+ months while pregnant) with each of us, pumped while at work and donated milk as well. She worked in maternity so she had access to hospital grade pumps and was used to helping mamas BF. she is very pro nursing (but not anti formula, just in a supportive of BFing way), so I'm sure she'll be a great help once the time comes.
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Yes, my sisters and I were BF. My youngest sibling, my brother, was formula fed because my mom was went back to work.
I don't know about what the MIL did.
My family, they are great!
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