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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Bottle fed from day 1

No regrets, zero guilt, sooo much easier.

Bottles can be  washed in the dishwasher. If you want you can get a microwave sterilizer but it’s not necessary.

Premixed formula is available so open can, empty into bottle. Or powder - dump a scoop, add water, shake, heating it is unnecessary.

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You don't get to say "soo much easier" because you did one way.

I both breastfed and formula fed my daughters. I found breastfeeding to be much easier and more enjoyable, but I am really glad we mixed in formula/bottle feeding so that DH and others could help, and so that my transition back to work was easier.

Pumping was NBD for me, but if it had been problematic, I would have just stopped. But to me, nothing was easier than simply breastfeeding. No prep work, no cleanup, and a wonderful rush of oxytocin and snuggles! (And no, put down your sword, I'm not saying that formula or bottle feeding isn't also a snuggly great way to bond. FOR ME, MY EXPERIENCE [b]was that breastfeeding was the most profound bonding moments I had with both of my infants.[/b]) [/quote]

PP you are addressing and reading this made me smile and think "awww bless her heart!"

My child is older now and I have forgotten how much weight you put on such things when your child is so young.  But your child will grow up and over the years you will realize the infant stage and breastfeeding was just a teeny, tiny moment in their life and there will be so many more significant bonding and memory worthy events that you really won't even care anymore about breastfeeding.

And that's why OP nor any other mother should stress out over feeding their baby.  Just make sure your baby is fed however you choose to do it.

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