I am a woman who holds her hands up and says that I proudly bottle fed (and still do bottle feed) my baby. I do not feel in any way guilty about the decision that I made, nor do I think it was a selfish decision to make. I made that choice from the start, even before I found out I was pregnant and it never changed throughout my pregnancy even though countless people kept telling me that I'd change my mind. I feel that it's entirely a woman's decision and it should be entirely their choice, not pressurised by the NHS, friends, family or the media. I felt that it was all too easy for other people to tell me that breastfeeding was the way I should go - indeed it may have ...  Read the complete review

When I found out I was pregnant I knew I wanted to breastfeed. To me it seemed the most natural way to feed my baby and I knew that breastfeeding has a whole host of health related benefits. I liked the idea of having the closeness with my baby and creating a close bond. I was also well aware that breastfeeding would be cheaper than having to buy formula and would help me lose my weight quicker. Unfortunately I had problems with breastfeeding so only managed to feed for about 5 or 6 days. I did however continue to express for longer, so I knew my baby was still getting my goodness and antibodies. She is now solely on formula milk. To begin with I was ...  Read the complete review

I cant get my head around the fact that there is a debate regarding breastfeeding. Doesn't the fact that breastmilk exist prove that breastfeeding is the way nature intended things to be? I am not against formula feeding in any way, in fact most women I know including my mother and myself start out with breastfeeding and eventually have to add on formula as the baby grows. However I don't like the concept of women refusing to breastfeed for reasons like 'it destroys my breasts'. If a woman can go through pregnancy and labour ( which is one of the hardest things i have done in life) to become a mother, why not breastfeed and give that ...  Read the complete review

I felt I had to write something here as its a problem I really struggled with. When I was pregnant I was sure I wanted to breastfeed. All the classes I went to were really pro breastfeeding and I felt fron what i could see that the pros outweighed the cons. However that being said my mother never breastfeed me as she had tried with my older sister and really struggled so she didn't try with me. My mother kind if tried to steer me away from it concentrating on the negatives rather than the positives. I was still however set on breastfeeding, so much so I never bought formula or bottles before my son was born. I had a very hard labour lost alot of blood and was ill for ...  Read the complete review

For a start, the title is a bit iffy. For me there is no debate - breast milk is normal, anything else is substandard. This isn't to say you're evil or wrong if you make a choice NOT to breastfeed (just be honest about the choice not to do it, though!) but the facts remain that breastfeeding is the normal way for mammals to feed their young - that is something we can all agree on, I'm sure. My experiences with breastfeeding in the pre-parenting days were normal and straight forward. Nearly every woman I'd known had breastfed their baby, then stopped after a few months. My aunt went up to 4 years with her son, giving him a feed before bed, and it worked well ...  Read the complete review