MY little boy arrived

Dear PW,
Many Many congrats on the new arrival!We were in fact waiting for this good news from you.You have been very brave having gone through long hours of labor.Finally all's well that ends well.
Did u consult a lactation expert for BF issue?
Take lots of care and enjoy your motherhood!

Deepa.

 

Hearty Congratulations PW. May God Bless the LO. Take care of your health and enjoy your motherhood.

 

congrats
and god bless you and baby

 

PW

There is no doubt that breastmilk is the best food for infants, designed as it is to cater to the very specific nutritional needs of growing babies. However, breastfeeding is not something that comes naturally to every new mother, for a number of different reasons. I believe in respecting the choices made by individuals, and that goes double for the choices made by new mothers at a stressful and challenging time in their lives.

If you want to breastfeed, there are lactation specialists and other resources you could use to enable you to do that. However, if you choose not to (or cannot), there is nothing wrong with formula-feeding, in my opinion. It is not clear from your post whether you are not happy with "bottle-feeding" (I'm assuming formula, and not pumped breastmilk) because YOU want to breastfeed, or because all those around you are "scaring" you.

If it is the former, then please get help, and I'm sure you can remedy your problem (there are things you can to to correct flat nipples). However, if it is the latter, I would recommend politely telling everyone that you will take their "advice" into account, and then you go ahead and do what makes you feel comfortable and what you deem best for your baby. No one can know exactly what your situation is, and they are certainly not able to substantially shoulder some of the burden that troublesome feeding can be.

I have a five-month-old baby, and she is formula-fed. She is happy, well-adjusted, is growing very well (she's in the lower percentiles for weight but in the 93rd percentile for height), and has been sleeping through the night since she was three months old. She has not ever had a fever, congestion, cold, or any other health-related issue, apart from one bout of diaper rash which cleared up in 48 hours. She has not had diarrhoea, constipation, or any other digestive problems. I'm not sure what the people around you are scaring you about, but formula-feeding is not the demon a lot of people make it out to be.

Like I said, if you really want to breastfeed, do everything you can to make it happen. There are quite a few helpful breast-feeding champions here on IL (Tikka is particularly well-informed and supportive). Whatever choice you make, however, remember that it is your choice to make. Those around you may mean well when they foist their opinions and recommendations on you, but I would say that you should trust yourself as the best judge of what is good for you and your baby.

I wish you all the best - enjoy your baby, and your new role as mother. Sometimes it may not seem like it, but it really is the most wonderful and exciting time

P.S. Here is a fair and balanced discussion of the pros and cons of both breast-feeding and formula-feeding.

http://kidshealth.org/parent/food/infants/breast_bottle_feeding.html#

Many children have been formula-fed and gone on to live healthy, productive, happy lives. If you continue formula-feeding, please don't feel guilty about the choice you have made.

 

Dear Pretty woman 123,

Congratulations dear God bless you and your lil one

 

Congratulations, god bless the lo.

 

Hi,

Hearty congrajulations to you and your family for your new arrival ..take care..

 

Dear PW,
Congratulations on Sanjay's arrival to this beautiful world.
Happy Parenting!!