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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No. If you plan to BF, you don't need any bottles or formula. Having it around just makes it easier to doubt yourself and give up. Unless you had issues previously, I wouldn't even worry about it. [/quote]
This is not true. Studies show that women who supplement before their milk comes in are more likely to be successful in breastfeeding. It helps when the baby is calm and doesn't end up in the NICU with hypoglycemia or even worse, brain damage from dehydration.

Milk can take up to a week to come in - a baby will die if not given food or water within 3 days.[/quote]

Stop fear mongering. Please cite these BS "studies". It's incredibly rare to have a newborn hospitalized for dehydration and there are plenty of signs you'd have to be an absolute moron to miss. Plus, you take the baby to the pediatrician and they check for such things.

I've had multiple children and never purchased any formula. If you really feel you need it in a few days, plenty of places have curbside pickup. I wouldn't bother with it, and I definitely wouldn't supplement unless my pediatrician told me that I needed to. [/quote]

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