i have a three week old baby and i was pumping for her and giving her formula , but i wanna stop pumping, and just stick with formula. is that ok. for a 3week old baby. im just tired and not getting any sleep and theres just no help around for me. So i find that formula is just easier. what should i do?
Do what you think is best for baby. I know plenty of babies that are formula fed and they are very healthy. Dont listen to other that are going to bash you for wanting to use formula
I was unable to breastfeed my now 3 1/2 old daughter. She has beem healthy her whole life. She rarely even gets a cold. I have heard so many people say that breastfeeding is the only way to feed your baby, that formula is poison. Well I have a wonderful happy healthy child that proves them wrong. So don't feel bad!!
stick to your formula
Hi its totally fine i had to stop breastfeeding at 4 weeks as i to was tired and i had mastitis, i put her straight onto formula without any problems she will be fine Hun honest
This is a hard question to answer, since the 'right' answer may not be the one you want to hear.
Formula is an adequate, acceptable food for an infant. If you can't breastfeed, or dont' want to breastfeed, baby will probably do well on formula.
But formula ISN'T as good as breastmilk, so while it's certain 'ok' to stop pumping/nursing, it's not likely to be the best choice. Some babies have serious issues with formula.
If you're comfortable with the choice to stop pumping, and are fine with an 'ok' choice, then that's what you do.
If you'd rather keep trying to provide baby with breastmilk, then seek out help for your problems. I don't know why you're pumping rather than nursing, and if you've talked to any LC's or other qualified professionals, and what sort of practical help IS available for you -- so it's hard to know what else you might be able to do (beyond weaning) to solve your problems.
Either way your baby will be fine. You have to do what you feel is the right choice for you and your child. Just make sure it's what you REALLY want to do. I thought I wanted to switch to formula, so I did and was happy with my decision. Now, I wish so badly that I could go back and stick it out with nursing. Can't do it now because I'm so dried up, but just make sure you'll be happy with what you decide and don't ever forget that it's YOUR choice and no one should make you feel bad about it.
You're that little girls mommy, so if you want to go to strictly formula...DO IT!!
It may not have her sleep any longer through the night, but it will give you a little more time to rest. You at least tried it for 3 weeks...so thumbs up to you!
First things first.... don't feel guilty about not giving your child breast milkk. Breastfeed/pumping just isn't for some Moms. I breastfed and pumped for my daughter for 11 weeks and I had NO idea how physically and mentally exhausting it really was. I know that I felt like all I did was nurse her or pump for her. I weaned my daughter by mixing breast milkk and formula and just consistently lessen the amount of breast milk in the bottle. That worked best for my daughter. But every baby is different. If you catch heck from others that tell you that breast milk is best and that you shouldn't stop breast feeding, DON'T LISTEN TO THEM! Only YOU know your baby. You have to do what's best for your baby and YOU! While you're pumping and you feel overwhelmed and anxious, that will decrease the amount of breast milk you make. Stay positive and do what you think is best for you and your baby! Good luck and hope this helps!!
If you feel you can't pump anymore just stop. its not good for you or your baby to be stressed or overwehlmed. yes breast milk is the best for your baby but formula is fine also. its whats gonna be best for the both of you. I have had to stop breastfeeding before. it ok
There is nothing wrong with strictly formula feeding. Most people our age were strictly bottle fed b/c breastfeeding actually used to be discouraged. Nothing is wrong with us, so nothing will be wrong with your baby.
I have a 2 1/2 week old and I tried nursing for a bit and just recently quit. My milk never came in. I was nursing, then supplementing with a bottle and then pumping trying to build up my milk and by the time all that was done, it was time for the next feeding. It wore me down too much. Plus, I was getting nowhere. I would have to pump both breasts 4 times just to get 1 ounce of milk.
If it isn't working for you, give it up. Don't let it wear you down. I was having a lot of anxiety and getting depressed from it all. When I stopped and just went to the bottle I felt a ton better, plus I knew she was getting what she needed. Don't feel bad. Do whatever works best for you. A happy mommy makes a happy baby.
If you are really at your wits end, you might try to breast feed during the day and make her last evening feeding a bottle in the evening. That way she will sleep longer at night. Before resorting to that though, I would bring her crib in next to your bed and just feed her lying in bed. You do not really have to wake up fully that way. Make sure that you do not fall deeply asleep with her still in your bed tho, she might fall and suffer injury.
It's cheaper to breast feed, it's healthier and it's less work as you do not have to clean and prepare those darned bottles continuously. Baby even has food if the power goes out and the refrigerator is off, it makes life so much easier. Sleep when the baby sleeps. That worked well for me.
trust me, formulas NOT easier!!!! shell be fine on formula, but finding one that works with her sensitive tummy is the problem! when i had to switch form breast to bottle, because of my meds, it was horrible! we went through every formula you can think of! she now takes nutramigen, thanks goodness!! i got less sleep with my babys tummy hurting, from her formula, than i did breastfeeding! it just depends on your baby, yours might take to the first on you choose! good luck!
I just want to say that I would keep on as long as you can... Once you get over the intially tough stage this will be much easier. I had to quit pumping at 3 months, and I have always felt guilty and still do to this day. I had been told that if you can make it through the first 6 weeks it is all downhill from there and it is true it will get much easier. Keep with it if it is at all possible.
On a side note, your baby will do just fine on formula if it is necessary for you to stop. Do what feels best to you...
Well, that's really a judgment call on your behalf, no one can really tell you what to do. Keep in mind, though, that even if you switch her exclusively to formula it doesn't necessarily mean she'll sleep any longer at night.
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