Switching from breast to bottle

In regards to breast/bottle feeding,  I have a story that might benefit mothers..... Stacey writes: “When I was pregnant with my first baby, I was adamant that my baby was going to be exclusively breastfed. I was open to the idea of bottles as long as it was only breastmilk in the bottle! From the second trimester onwards I was producing colostrum so I thought breastfeeding would be a breeze. However, once my daughter was born, I not only had no idea what to do with a baby, I had no idea how to feed her either. The nurses spent ages trying to help me, I tried all sorts of things, from nipple shields, breast pumping etc but after a week or so of trying to look after a newborn and constantly on the breastpump I was near exhaustion and developed mastitis, which required me to be hospitalized. After being released from the hospital I kept trying and trying to feed my baby myself but after another week or two I was back in hospital again. A lovely nurse told me that not being able to breastfeed was not the end of the world especially since I had tried so hard and that if I kept on trying my own health was going to suffer, let alone the health of my baby. In the end, you just need to have confidence that was is right for everyone else may not work for you, and stand tall when others judge you. I hope my story will show another side of the feeding debate. Of course breastfeeding is best for your baby but at the end of the day its up to you." You can read the full breast to bottle story here

 

Breastfeeding 2nd Baby

A brief breastfeeding story shared from a customer of ours....

"I'm soooo enjoying breastfeeding second time around!

Feel like I missed out on those special moments with my first 3 years ago, so relishing breastfeeding this time and don't care where.  

Was at the park on Saturday and just been to the mall and comfortably fed her under a muslin whilst sipping a coffee - I feel so blessed at this time of year especially.

So to all those mums who suffered from PND after a baby - life gets soooo much better again.

Yippee
Sarah"

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Breastfeeding via boob and expressing milk for a bottle

Breastfeeding story shared with Breastmates Maternity Store by a real mother who is a customer of ours.  This lady breastfeed for 21 months, and did a combination of breastfeeding & expressing milk for night time top ups in a bottle.  You can read her full breastfeeding story and tips here.

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You may not be aware, but Breastmates is my business that I started from scratch in 2004.  It has been growing slowly over that time, and it has always been something I've worked on myself. My new goal is to prepare people with the truth – and not unrealistically high expectations.  And to provide support for whichever way they choose to feed their baby. I just hope people can find the information they need, and I’m trying to get the support for them! I'm building this Resources section on the website based on technical material, contributions from professionals, questions and answers, emails, knowledge, and experiences I've had.    And I need some guest writers please! If you would like to share a couple of paragraphs about anything baby related, please email me.  You can have your name on it, or remain anonymous.  Information must be original and written by you.