Bottle Babies

You can also get glass bottles from http://www.babyonline.co.nz/

We heard about the "why plastic feeding bottles may be dangerous" debate when DS was about 5 months old and wished we'd known about it before he was born, so we could have avoided plastic bottles. [From website above "Recent studies show that Bisphenol A (chemical used in the production of polycarbonate plastics) can leach out and potentially have development effects on infants and newborns."]  

golly there's so much you need to know about FF.

Told my MW we were starting FF she seemed fine about it. now to tell my mum. she is pro BF right up there with blimmen la leche. she BF 5 kids each one till they were 18 mnths or so never even used bottles for water just TT sippa cups. I feel like i'm letting her down somehow as ryan is her first grandchild so i should set the standard or something. It's just easier for us.

Wow what a vent.

oh someone said something about making this thread and a BF thread sticky aye. How about having it on the first forum topics page like the 'cloth nappy' thread. emma??

have you all seen the Breast feeding ads on TV. They always seem to come on when i'm about to stick a bottle in Ryan's mouth.

oh by the way who watched that thing on TV3 last night about not microwaving plastic. So does that mean not microwave streilising bottles.

Thanks for starting this thread Jess - I think most of you know (i have posted in other areas) that I had a really hard time with our decision to f/f. In fact I now understand that it was the main thing that caused my PND.

I had a very long labour, and when he finally arrived was a lazy pants and wouldnt suck well, combined with the fact that my milk didnt come in for 4 days and that I couldnt get colostrum out easily....it was all a bit of a disaster. The paediatrician said we needed to give him formula as he was dehydrated, but we were still made to feel like "criminals" by the m/w's and had to sign a form etc...which is so incredibly stressful when you are sleep deprived, worried about your baby and on the biggest emotional rollercoaster ever. When we got home, my m/w was a bit blaze about the whole thing, and suggested "persevering"....in the first weeks at home I was spending 45mins trying to b/f him, then topping him up with formula or EBM,  then expressing...then starting all over again....I was exhausted. When we were referred to the lactation consultant she made some statements that were insensitive, hurtful and didnt help 2 new struggling parents at all. We struggled with both b/f and f/f for about 10weeks before we decided that for everyones well being it would be better to go onto the bottle fulltime. When we did he was like a new baby - calm, content, slept well....fantastic!

I still struggle with the guilt....which was made worse early on by some comments made by complete strangers in parents rooms....(which basically caused me to be too scared to leave the house in case I had to feed him in public!!)...but I now know that my little boy is thriving and is so happy. My DH also loves the fact that he has been so actively involved in the feeding process, and feels like it has really helped him bond with Oli.