BF question

I doubt I'm posting this in the right place and I apologize if so. I'm 6 days PP and decided I wanted to formula feed. Well now I'm feeling kind of guilty that I'm not BF. I want that bond with her.. When I was walking to the kitchen to make her a bottle right now, I looked down and she was sucking on my shirt right where my nipple would be.

I started getting super emotional. It makes me sad.. I feel like I should be breast feeding. My milk came in yesterday and I was wondering if it'd be too late to at least try to do it. I know the milk is there, but would it confuse her to just switch it up like that?

Thanks!

put her on the boob! It's not too late to start bfing!

Quoting Kelly&Coralie:" put her on the boob! It's not too late to start bfing!"

     

Go for it !

Put her on the boob, you can do it! And stop the formula. It might be harder for baby to latch if you keep giving her a bottle. You also might want to see a LC

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Just go ahead and try BF, IT is the beast food you want to give her, so why not try a lil bit,it's never too late to BF an infant

It aint too late. Put her on it...The more she sucks the more you make. 

It's not too late! Drink tons of water and put baby to breast as much as possible.

Good luck!  

Also.......If you do it take away the bottle, drink plenty of water and try your best to eat healthy.

Why not? The bond I have with my daughter is amazing! Follow your Mommy instincts! If you feel like trying, you should try! Is by far the best and most amazing thing you could ever do for your child  
Contacting your local La Leche League may help, The mother to Mother support is so helpful. llli.org

<blockquote><b>Quoting Kelly&Coralie:</b>" put her on the boob! It's not too late to start bfing!"</blockquote>




I agree plus youll save those trips to the kitchen.

This is a really good site too for any questions you have. http://kellymom.com/

I've used it a lot over the years.   Babies end up nursing (in the beginning) a lot more often than bottle feeding, especially when they're that little. Don't get too stressed about how much she's eating. If she stops eating and she seems content or falls asleep, it means she had enough. A lot of people try to wake the babies up after they fall asleep, but that just frustrates you and the baby. She will wake up again when she's hungry. That's what they're built for.

Your nipples are going to hurt like the 5 fires of hell for the first week or so. It's normal. It goes away and then you could probably run nails over your nipples. I'd go get some lanisoh lanolin cream. Put it on after every feeding until your nipples adjust.

What you're listening for when she eats is gulping. You'll know when she's drinking. It's pretty obvious. The opposite boob will feel like it has a cramp or your boob might get itchy (weird i know). That's when your milk let down is happening. That's basically when your boob shoots out milk like a hose. It doesn't happen instantly. It takes a minute or so for it to start. The baby might get a little impatient until that happens.

Don't be surprised if she wants to nurse a lot in the beginning until your body adjusts to what she needs. She will be going through a growth spurt soon if she hasn't already started that yet. It will mean that she might want to nurse a lot all day and all night. (like every 30 minutes or so) Totally normal.

Good luck!