Please Note: Breastfeeding baby until the age of 12 to 18 months is ideal choice; Babies should be bottle-fed only when breastfeeding is not an option.
Bonding with your Baby
Feeding a baby is a unique experience for a mother.It is bonding time between the mother and the baby. Mothers who bottle feed, sometimes suffer from guilty feelings. Instead of feeling guilty, mother should focus on the joys of feeding.
I am concerned about
not being able to bond with my baby
Try to do most of the feeding yourself
because every person has a different way of holding, handling and talking
to the baby. Having different people bottle feed the baby can hamper good
feeding, adjusting and mother- baby bonding. Later, when the baby becomes
a little older, you can let others share the fun of feeding the baby. Try
to switch arms mid-feeding. This gives you a chance to relieve the ache
that can develop from staying in one position for so long.
I am feeling guilty
about not breastfeeding my child
Feel good about bottle-feeding.
If you were eager to breastfeed and could not do it for some reason, do
not feel guilty. You can give your baby good nutrition and just as much
love with bottle-feeding. Remember that you do not want to pass on
your guilt and frustrations to your baby.
Name:
Padma
Country: India
hi divya
like u, i too could not breastfeed my baby from the 3rd day of her birth due to some problems. but switching over to bottle feeding has helped me a lot. my baby is on lactogen 1 and she's doing well.
Name:
Divya
Country: india
i cannot breastfeed my son, because i am have some problem. my son is to small for bottle feeding. can anyone suggest me a good idea....
