r/FormulaFeeders May 03 '26

Advice / Question πŸ’‘ You won't regret this decision.

My 18 month old still loves his bottle of formula before bedtime, but otherwise he's eating like a normal toddler (and insists on his water bottle, especially if we're out and about and it's warm).

I watch him snuggled up to my husband, slamming books in my mum's face (his current "way" of telling you he wants to look at that book with you πŸ˜†) and grinning at me when he shows me a cookie that he doesn't want to share with me. All three of us (my mum came over to help me with lunch when I was on maternity leave and loved to pitch in with feeding) fed him since he was a baby and he loves all three of us equally. I think back to the early weeks and how we'd take night feeds in shifts, ensuring we'd both get at least 6 hours of uninterrupted sleep.

I enjoyed postpartum (as soon as my c-section stitches healed), and am still as relaxed as you can be with a toddler.

All of that wouldn't have happened if I'd breastfed.

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u/Ok-Special5506 May 04 '26

I’m 6 weeks PP and I felt insane guilt for the first 2 weeks. I can’t believe what a difference this is from my first who was EBF foreverrrr. I get rest, I get to take my medications, I get HELP from my mom and husband and it has been the best PP experience, with my first I had ppd and I struggled breastfeeding