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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With breastfeeding, people's results vary.  The payment is up front (first weeks and months) and [b]the benefits come later. [/b] I agree with the advice to try first.

In traditional societies when breastfeeding worked, it was due to robust direct support (aunts, sisters, friends, etc).  In our society this support comes from lactation consultants and breastfeeding groups, like the one at the Breastfeeding Center.    I wouldn't abandon it until you've gotten support and advice first.  [/quote]

What were the benefits? I didn't breastfeed at all. I didn't feel guilty about it so the decision wasn't hard for me. It seems like my friends who did breastfeed did it because they said they would feel guilty if they didn't. What benefits did you see? Just curious.[/quote]

NP. For me, the benefits were that it was just so easy. Baby’s hungry? Here’s the breast. We did incorporate bottle feeding, so I’ve had experience with both, including in the middle of the night. The easiest way to feed (from my perspective of both breast and bottle-feeding) is breastfeeding. Hands down. Especially in the middle of the night. No prep, no cleanup, no “if I use this bottle now, are there enough clean ones for daycare tomorrow.”

I also enjoyed breastfeeding more than bottle feeding. There is a hormone release that feels great, in my personal experience—it’s this wave of love and connection that washed over me, especially in the early days. The prolactin doin’ it’s thing. I also feel that it helped me to lose weight and get more comfortable in my body more quickly.

But I’m grateful for bottles and formula, and definitely would keep those options in the mix, so that other caregivers can feed, and so there’s not quite so much pressure to produce. [/quote]

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