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[quote=Anonymous]Getting breastfeeding to work well is a massive time suck but once it works (if it does) it can be a huge time saver (no mixing and cleaning bottles). If you go back to work you have to figure out whether pumping will work. If you can work from home and have childcare (nanny or daycare nearby) in theory you could just take nursing breaks.

I had a really hard time with breastfeeding and quit at 8 weeks with child one and formula fed; with child 2 I got breastfeeding to work ultimately and ended up nursing until he was almost 2. Both times getting breastfeeding to work was pretty miserable and I stuck it out about 4 more weeks with baby 2 before it got easy. But once breastfeeding clicked with baby 2 it was hands down easier to breastfeed.

The mental health side of it is important as well. My struggles played into postpartum depression with my first. With my second I agreed with my husband that I would try for X weeks to make it work (it ended up being about 12 weeks) and if it was still a struggle at that time I would stop trying and know I had given it my best. I think that approach was good for me. It ended up working out for breastfeeding but had I quit I would have been OK with that decision as well.[/quote]

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