Do you plan to do the same feeding for #1 and #2?
We combo fed all of LOs life. Next time I'm picking just one, dangit! Either EBF or all formula.
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My next kid will be EBF and I won't pump as much!
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Breastfeeding and supplementing with formula as needed. I'm really determined yo make it work next time!
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I learned after DS was born, that no matter what your plan is, it might not match. I am bound and determined to get this baby to nurse until he is at least 12 months old, and hopefully he cooperates (DD nursed until she was 12 months old, DS could never nurse and needed formula from 3 months old on).
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I'd like to EBF but also get #2 to take a bottle.
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@DillonLion: I've always admired your breastfeeding journey. I think you struggled with low supply to right? Actually seeing that you were able to both breastfeed and use formula helps prepare me to be able to do that with future babies. I never knew you could do both! (Ya I was really uneducated) but I really admire how dedi dated you are!
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EBF is the plan for #3 - I stay at home so pumping isn't really an issue.
With #2, BF was more natural and normal than it felt with #1. I BF both for a year but #1 had formula once a week or so.
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Honestly? Ill decide when it happens. Im not going to be super invested next time. If I can BF, I can BF. If not, oh well. Im not going to be a psycho and drive myself nuts next time.
To be honest, the kid will probably be combo fed anyway. I am not a milk cow and I refuse to pump again. Ill probably be a WOHM next time, and the kid will get formula during the day.
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Ideally I'd combo feed! There are benefits to both that I have liked as someone who started out bf'ing/pumping but mostly has been a ff mom!
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So far yes!
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@stargal: hellobee helps A LOT. Yeah I never made enough for hee, but every ounce counts is what I tell myself! We also dealt with latch issues, mastitis, biting, nursing refusal, and flat nipples. But we are still at it 9 months in. So hard. So so hard.
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@loveisstrange: see I went into this one kind on nonchalant about it all....and then I got militant about it after it was already too late and my (low) supply was already established. I wish I had been more educated and committed in advance.
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I EBF both DS1 and DS2. If we have another baby I will EBF again.
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@DillonLion: I went the militant route the first time around andits just not worth it, IMO. It had nothing to do with lack of education, just bad luck and medical complications. Feeding issues severely worsened my PPD and Im just not going to do that to myself again.
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@loveisstrange: I just wish I knew if my issues were because I made the wrong decisions or if it was out of my control.
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I was 100% determined to bf P aside from medical issues out of my hands. I didn't have any of those but did have a number of other things that made it difficult... I refused to quit.
Figure the same will be for all our future kids as well.
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I BF for 3 months and switched to formula because I couldn't handle colic, PPD and an elimination diet for MSPI. with a future #2 I hope that circumstances are different and I can do better with BF.
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I hope to breastfeed #2 for at least a year like I've been able to for DS. I just hope that things go as smoothly as they have been for #1.
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EBF!
I am assuming I will be able to no problem, since I am still BFing LO #1 at 15 months (and 27 weeks pregnant) and have no issues with milk supply.
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So far feeding for both has been identical.
BM and formula for the first couple weeks of their lives because they both had jaundice. Mostly EBF + pumped milk until 2 months old. Both went on bottle strikes. DS is EBF.
I'm sure I won't go as long with him, but I'll go as long as he wants (28 months is my cut off). -
I worked so, so hard to get A to breastfeed and have no regrets. Would do again.
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With T, I breast fed til 6 wks then pumped exclusively until 4.5 months because of low birth weight and reflux. Then formula bc of dairy issues. Next baby will drink from the boob or get formula. Exclusively pumping is such hard work and I can't imagine doing it with a toddler running around. I will also work harder at an elimination diet.
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I'd like to EBF again but not get my next LO started on nipple shields. We're weaning off right now and it's hard!
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I will do the same as I did this time, I did EBF (though he had some formula in the hospital due to hypoglycaemia and jaundice - which was my choice and I would 10000% do again). Then did BLW. The only change would be that I wouldn't bother pumping as much (I would still maintain a small "just in case" stash though, as S never took to taking EBM by any method.
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@grizz: don't stress about the nipple shields. When I used them I stressed so much about weaning her off of it and she would not do it! Then one day when she was four months old she was refusing to nurse so I pulled the shield off, she latched right on and we never used it again. She's now nine months old and still nurses like a champ and has never had a drop of formula. Looking back I think the shields were integral in our breast feeding success and I'm very thankful we had that tool available. I'll certainly try to get the next baby(s) to latch without a shield but if I need to use one again in the future I won't hesitate. Sorry that turned into a novel. Just wanted to give you a little encouragement from the other side of shield usage!
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Ebf hopefully! And I will be checking for a tongue tie in the hospital!!
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EBF, barring any issues out of my control. I might try not nursing to sleep next time, maybe.
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When the time comes I'm hoping to EBF again.
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I did the exact same thing for number 2 as I did for number 1. I started BF, but realized it wasn't the best thing for our family, and at 10 days (both) were 100% ff, by choice and I'm ok with that.
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hope to BF for a year with R (at 7.5 months now!) and hope to be able to do the same with future kiddos!
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hoping to EBF lo#2 as i've been so lucky and thankful with lo#1!
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Same as with #1, mostly breastfeed, a pumped bottle or two a day, and formula supplements if needed. I was so upset about supplementing and having bfing issues in the beginning, but it was seriously a blessing in disguise that he could take both bottle and breast so well.
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I hope I'll be able to EBF my next one! I've seen so many LCs and none can figure out my poor supply. I'm hoping that fixing E's lip tie will help. It's my last straw.
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@lemondrop: Thankfully E takes a bottle as well. (Well, *now* he does.) He would've had to anyway when I returned to work, so it makes me wonder if everything just worked out exactly how it was supposed to...
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hoping to EBF next time as well.
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Hoping we have the exact same experience with #2 as we did with our first! LO was EBF (+ solids) until 13 months and never had a drop of formula. I'm not opposed to using formula if necessary, but my personal goal was to try and keep her exclusively on breast milk as long as possible.
Definitely plan to do EBF again but may try to encourage LO #2 to take a bottle of pumped milk every now and then. I SAH so no need to pump but there were times with DD that it would have been nice if she could have taken a bottle. I just never gave her one often enough to get her used to it. It was a sad day when we finally dumped all the frozen milk I had built up in my emergency stash in the freezer!
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We've had a super easy time EBF so I will likely do the same the next time around. However I may have a harder time with pumping since I no longer have a private office, but hopefully that won't keep me from going for a year!
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We're probably one and done, but if we have another, I will try again to breastfeed, but I will not beat myself up about it it's not working for either one of us.
My mom summed it up best, she had three children...she struggled to BF my brother but no matter what she did, he didn't have the jaw muscle tone to suck, so even though SHE was experienced, HE wasn't and she had to do what was right for him. Given that she had a 2 year old and an 8 year old and a manual pump, he got formula.
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I'm not sure if a #2 is in our future but we have had a great formula feeding experience and so I would likely lean in that direction again if circumstances were similar.
I don't have the strong feelings on bf that many ladies do though so it's perhaps an easier decision for me! -
I EBF DS and I'll do it again for the next kid.
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