Teen Moms Breastfeeding

I am a mom of a 21month old son and im expecting in april 30.......About the breastfeeding/bottle feeding, I think it is sweet how the dads want to feed the baby also.There are formulas out there (similac advance, isomil with iron,and others) that have the same things in it as brest milk.And those formulas do just as good as breast milk does.And it's a whole lot easier to bottle feed than breast feed in my opinion.With my son I tried to breastfeed but I couldnt ,it was hard work(especially middle of the night).So I switched him to Similac Advance then to Isomil w/Iron, and he is just as healthy and smart as any bresatfed baby....It's your choice rather you breat feed or not.But in the hospital when you have the baby, and its hungry think of how cute and sweet it will be to look over and see your boyfriend feeding yall's baby and all....I wish you the best of luck in everything and congradulations on the baby.......And if you decide to formula feed,I think that Similac(any kind,preferably Similac Advance) and Isomil w/Iron are 2 good choices on which formula to pick....In the hospital when you have the baby,they give you a bag with bunch of goodies in it.And they give you samples of Similac .....The things you get while in the hospital is kinda cool...Well best of luck...

Jennifer
EDD 4/30/05

I can't say I've had a dimilar experience, because my husband, Jeff has been so insistant on me breastfeeding ling before we decided to try and have a baby, that it was never really an issue, but I do have a suggestion! If you can get in the hang of it...try pumping! Get a really good pump, probably batter or electric, not hand pump (I had absolutely horrible luck with my hand pump) that way your SO can bottle feed part of the time, and when it's your turn, you can just breastfeed. Some people just flat out cannot stand pumping no matter how nice the pump though, so if that's the case, maybe you would have to alternate breast and formula. Good luck to you on figuring it all out, and keep us posted.

Savannah (and Clara 12-03-04)

Breastfeeding is difficult at first - but it is so worth and not only for your baby but for yourself. Formula does have some nutrients found in breastmilk, but breastmilk is so much healthier for babies. It really helps build their immune system it has the perfect amount of every nutrient they need. Also, it's free - formula can be expensive. Nursing is also good for your own body because it helps your uterus contract quickly and it helps your hormones go back to normal faster, and because of those two things you also lose the baby wieght much quicker. Your boyfriend can still help feed your baby...you could pump bottles or you could partly nurse him and partyl formula feed him. Even if you decide to only nurse part of the time it is still better than only formula (and I'm not trying to dis any formula feeders out there - breastmilk is better though, it's a scientifically proven fact). Anyway...if have any other questions or wanna talk you can email me (mechmomma@adelphia.net). Hope this helps some :)

Nicole and Elijah (March 14, 2004)