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@robinrocks About 15 years ago when I was nursing my first, there was a study that came out that showed that babies who nursed from the breast for either 6 or 12 months (I forget which) had better lung function at 10yrs old than babies who were bottle-fed. As it takes more effort for babies to...

@verve Anecdotally, I had second-degree tears with my first two, both fast labors and delivered in hospital. I only had a first-degree tear with my third, slower labor, delivered at home. Just to say, just because things are “more likely” doesn’t mean it’s guaranteed.

@brineheart I recommend Babylist. You can write a whole intro and add your own custom items, like second hand clothes or homemade meals after baby. You can also add specific products/links from anywhere, so you’re not limited to what’s available at one store, nor do you have to create multiple...

@emersonboi If baby is eating until satiated but not draining the breast, then a bit of a supply drop is not necessarily a problem. It would just be regulating to baby’s demands.

@mmbeyer01 Have you tried switching breasts or changing positions? My fourth is 1mo and has never had a bottle; all he know is the breast. And yet, sometimes he won’t latch when I know he’s hungry (giving early cues). If I switch positions or switch breasts most of the time that’s all it takes...

@servingnovice Why top off with a bottle? Is he fatiguing out but still hungry and fussing about it? Or is he falling asleep at the breast and you’re waking him to take an ounce from a bottle? Personally, I would stop with the bottles and just recognize that the next feed will happen sooner...