SO!-- i personally do not want to breast feed. Some people say, you feel more of a connection with your baby and stuff.. andI was just wondering how many of you plan to breast feed or don't? I'm going to use the bottle. I just want my baby to be around other people and not always cry and stuff. Also, I hear its more of a hassle to breast feed. So, I saw this breast pump thing at babies r us, which i just recently registered for hehe, and I think its a good idea.

Pumping and bottle feeding is a way bigger hassle then just breastfeeding. Take it from me because I do it and it's a full time job. I'm also very confused on what you mean by you want your baby to be around people and not cry and stuff? What do you mean?

I decided to breastfeed and I think its EASIER than bottle feeding...no having to wash bottles, measure out formula, and etc.
I would say give it a try you may end up really liking it...and if not you can always go to formula feeding

I breastfed my daughter for 16 mo... Breastfeeding is far less of a hassle because I don't have to get up and make a bottle, or have a screaming baby in my arms while I try to do so.. I don't have to clean bottles and buy formula.. All that sounds like a hassle imo! My daughter was able to be around other people, just because you breastfeed doesn't cut them off from the world lol.. You can pump milk if you don't feel comfortable with NIP.. I think it's a great bonding experience! I also plan on breastfeeding #2 

Quoting BellaJewel (((18wkz))):“ SO!-- i personally do not want to breast feed. Some people say, you feel more of a connection with your ... [snip!] ... feed. So, I saw this breast pump thing at babies r us, which i just recently registered for hehe, and I think its a good idea.”

I bottle fed and I had a perfectly good connection with my baby. Do with what you are comfortable with!

Quoting Heather_G:“ Pumping and bottle feeding is a way bigger hassle then just breastfeeding. Take it from me because I ... [snip!] ... job. I'm also very confused on what you mean by you want your baby to be around people and not cry and stuff? What do you mean?”

what i meant was, maybe he will feel too attached to me because of the breast feeding, and when i want him to be around other people he won't accept a bottle or want to be around them.. thats how it was with my cousin and i just dont want that to happen with me.

Quoting BellaJewel (((18wkz))):“ what i meant was, maybe he will feel too attached to me because of the breast feeding, and when i want ... [snip!] ... won't accept a bottle or want to be around them.. thats how it was with my cousin and i just dont want that to happen with me.”

You can always introduce a bottle after a few weeks of bfing, so when you go out in public you can give the baby a bottle.

i bottle fed my first child and im really close to him (closer than he is to his dad) but im going to breast feed my 2nd child for convenience because bottle feeding is so hard with the formula and the bottles and the making of everything. ultimately its up to you, but i know if you express be prepared to spend a few good hours each day doing it for enough milk.

My babies were breastfed and bottlefed. They never cried when others held them or refused the bottle. That baby is just extra fussy. It has nothing to do with breastfeeding and being to attached. Breastfeeding and bottle feeding worked for me. Don't let one fussy baby scare you from breastfeeding. Either way is fine but your baby will bond to lots of people if you have them around others a lot when they are little. Some babies just have stranger anxiety. Mine don't, yours may not either.

My son was breastfed and he has always loved being around other people. Just because your baby is close to you doesn't mean that they will be distant from other people. It is a great bonding experience, but I do think that you can achieve the same closeness with bottle feeding if that is what you are comfortable with.

I'm a BFing mama and love it! I would recommend it but if you don't want to then I'm not going to tell you to. I would just say what another girl said. Try it out for the first few weeks and if you don't like it then you can switch to bottle, and it will be a lot harder to pump than just nurse. You will always get more milk out from nursing than pumping.

I'm going to give breastfeeding a shot..
but i'm also going to pump every now and then so daddy can have some feeding time too..

Quoting BellaJewel (((18wkz))):“ what i meant was, maybe he will feel too attached to me because of the breast feeding, and when i want ... [snip!] ... won't accept a bottle or want to be around them.. thats how it was with my cousin and i just dont want that to happen with me.”

1. IMO breastfeeding is easier than formula.
2. Breastfeeding is cheaper than formula.
3. You can choose to supplement with formula once breastfeeding is established around 4-6 weeks.
4. It will create a bond with your child. Why wouldn't you want that?
5. Babies like the contact. Just because you're breastfeeding doesn't mean she won't want to cuddle with others.

Quoting Cole's mommy!:“ I bottle fed and I had a perfectly good connection with my baby. Do with what you are comfortable with!”

  i bottle feed and my son and i have a great connectoin as well. you just need to do what you are confortable with. but make sure that you are making an informed decision either way. i did not understand some of what you said as your reasoning...

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