** WARNING ***
this post is about breastfeeding..... read at your own risk ;)
Well ladies and gentleman... the time has come and my little man is on FORMULA
dun dun dun
GASP! Foooorrrmmmuulllaaa???
Hahah oh breastfeeding... everyone has so many strong, opinionated, different views.
In the beginning I told Woody 6 months breast feeding and that's it! Because I totally understood how formula is expensive and that it's good for your baby to get the mommy milk BUT I'm going to be totally honest....
I thought breastfeeding was weird.
I didn't like the idea of it. I didn't like that it would always be me, or having to worry about feeding in public, or I just didn't think I'd like it.
But the little man came and we had some serious ups and downs with the breastfeeding business. I was lucky that he did not have any real issues with it. I had plenty of milk. And it was not as bad as all the horror stories say it is.
Over the summer, J and I got to be PRO at feeding in public. Seriously, I just didn't care anymore.... especially since I went to the beach and basically every time I fed him it was in public. So we got over that real quick.
I decided that breastfeeding was AWESOME. It was super easy, and quick. And I didn't have to worry about packing milk or anything.
Then I went back to work and I could only pump once a day.... Things got tuff real fast. My boobs hurt, my milk got low J hated eating in public (because we stopped practicing) I hated pumping, we had to eat right after day care which never worked with his schedule (but I was always full)
And the list goes ON.....
Because my milk was so low J had to eat half and half. And he didn't like eating straight formula so it got to the point that I had to pump so I could mix it with formula (while I'm home!) and then feed him....
So think how awesome it was to eat out and about, I had to bring Breast milk and formula and worry about thawing Breast milk, how full I would get etc.
It was awful
So I decided I was done (judge me if you want, whatever!)
And we slowly made the switch to formula. (Which stopping nursing was so painful like SO painful). But now I'm done
Cue hallilujah music
Well mostly done (I still leak at times). And truth be told I love it! I love being able to snuggle j while he eats. I love not worrying about how full I am or my lack of milk. I love not having to pump, or thaw Breast milk.
basically good decision!
So....
Breast feeding. Surprisingly I enjoyed it.
Formula. I enjoy it!
You can't go wrong! Whatever works for you and your babe!
