breast feeding . . .

so i have heard both good and bad about breast feeding. i know its very healthy and good for your little one, but im still no quite sure if i wanna do it or not. ive heard that it can be extremly painful and unfortunatley i have extremly sensitive boobs... so i was just wondering what peoples opinions were on it.. do you feel it works better than formula? do they sleep longer? does it hurt? just wondering, so let me know  

It only hurts for the first week or so. After that i just felt tugging   Its way easier than bottles. No bottles cleaning, or packing. Plus its cheap!

Othr than discomfort, which usually passes quickly, there is NO bad side to breastfeeding

It didn't hurt me, just a bit uncomfy at first, like chapped lips kind of. And it's easier to me than formula once you get the hang of it, because you don't have to lug around bottles. They don't sleep as long as formula fed babies, but I sleep with my son in the bed when he needs to nurse, so I don't miss much sleep. I love it.

Watching. I plan to BF in 34 days  

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Breast milk is the number one best thing for your baby. It maybe uncomfortable at first but I have been told it gets better. Sleeping longer? Babies don't sleep long they aren't meant to. Formula doesn't make them sleep longer. I tried everything to breastfeed my son, he never latched,i pumped. I ended up formula feeding and regret I didn't try more. I'm going to breastfeed this next one as long as I can.

My LO latched on right away. I never had any chapped nipples or cracked nipples or pain. It is much more convenient than bottles and all that. Also much cheaper. To me it has turned into a bigger emotional and time commitment than anything. I am a SAHM and I don't go anywhere alone. lol. DS is 4.5 and doesn't really do bottles. Which is no problem to me lol. He's working on a cup instead.  

i think i might just try it and if im not comfortable sticking with it then ill switch, ill give it a few weeks so i can get used to it before deciding on what im gonna stick with. thanks ladies!  

I think everyone has sensitive breasts, lol. It was a little uncomfortable for the first week or two but not painful. If there is actual pain that indicates that something needs correcting (bad latch, tongue tie, etc). They don't sleep longer but I co-sleep and breastfeed and I've never been sleep deprived with a newborn. They squirm, you wake up and put a nipple in their mouth, then you both go back to sleep. It's convenient. It's cheap. It's healthier for you and the baby. There are many women who switch to formula because they run into breastfeeding problems that they don't know how to fix or are misinformed about breastfeeding. If you want to do it I would recommend getting a book or reading up about it online for free. http://kellymom.com/ is a great place for breastfeeding info.

Quoting Skylars Mommy xo:" i think i might just try it and if im not comfortable sticking with it then ill switch, ill give it a few weeks so i can get used to it before deciding on what im gonna stick with. thanks ladies!  "

The first 4-6 weeks are the hardest but if you can get through them it's wonderful. Good luck!  

im gonna try my best to do it, i guess i was just never very fond of doing it im only 18 so all this pregnancy stuff is still so unreal to me and i still cant believe its happening! lol but im pretty sure i can do it!