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Feeding newborns - your stories please!

bogtotty · 2009-12-02 12:03:44

This topic may have been done to death already on boards, so apologies if I'm repeating what has been done before. I'm planning on doing a piece of research into attitudes to infant feeding in Ireland and was hoping to get some preliminary opinions from the good folk of boards.ie. My main questions are: How do/did you feed…

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#52 24-12-2009 4:47am

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How do/did you feed your newborn baby?

Breastfed.

Why did you choose that method?

Health reasons.

If you chose to breastfeed, what assisted your decision?

The abundance of research showing breastfeeding is better for children both in the short and long term. Plus my wife was determined to do it so she got through the initial difficult phase.

If you chose combined feeding, was it successful?

Only for emergency feeds for when my wife had to be away from home. It worked fine though it was rarely needed.

Whichever method of feeding you chose, have you encountered any difficulties?

Breastfeeding can be tricky/painful at the start for a lot of women. Once the baby and mother get used to it though it's pretty hassle free. You just need to get through the initial rough patch and you'll most likely find it as convenient (or more so) than bottle feeding after a while.

How/when do you plan to wean your baby?

Solids were introduced to our first born at four months (two months earlier than planned) due to weight reasons. With our recent arrival we'll take it as it comes and delay solids to six months if she doesn't have weight gain issues. Full weaning will happen at around 12 months most likely with a slow transfer to formula for the second year.

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