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I'm sorry to b___t in. Jill, i'm not trying to preach b___stfeeding or anything to you but whether you put your baby to the b___st or not, your milk WILL come in. For first time mothers, it will be about day 4 or 5 and in having subsequent children maybe 3 or 4 days. I was ambivalent about b/feeding too. Then i ran into trouble as soonas my baby was born. He just won't latch. Or rather couldn't latch due to my tiny nipples. I used to wear a 70D bra prepregnancy (i am 5ft 4 and weigh 105lbs, so my b___sts were big for my stature)then when pregnant i had to have 75C and when my milk came in I was rushing to buy the 70DD bras. Now, after 6 mths my b___sts still produced milk but they kinda shrank. So now i'm back to my 70D. ok. so back to bottle feeding. I bottle fed my baby b___stmilk for a month and a hlf when he couldn't latch. For me, the pumping part was easy cos i had a lot of milk. I pumped after everytime i bottle fed him b___stmilk. Pumping took less than 5 mins and i use the avent manual one. I would have given up had my baby not 'decide' to latch on. I was constantly feeding AND pumping. Then washing AND sterilising. Then one fine day at a month and a half (I try to feed direct everyday) he latched! Then it was kinda much better. I was able to sleep! Also, cos of the shape of my b___sts, I had to sit up and hold my b___sts for my baby each time i fed him or he'll suffocate.LOL! Still it was less work than bottle feeding. So my verdict is if you have to take care of baby all by yourself, without any help, b___stfeding is better, but if you have help like a nanny or someone to mind your baby while you are at work then bottle is easier. Still do give it a try! :)

oh Jamie! I can so relate to the latching on. I had some hypertension too after delivery so baby was whisked awayfrom me before I could feed him. then the next time i saw him he was already 4 hours old and so so sleepy. when he was hungry, he will not latch. and then he will cry and be hysterical till he zonked out exhausted. Poor little guy. I went to the LC too. but they couldn't help. So i just tried everyday. til one day he latched. Then like you said. it was a breeze! No more scvreaming while waiting for milk to heat. . I fed him before he was awake too. Much easier to judge when he needed to drink soon cos i can feel my milk come in. I co sleep too til he was about 3 months then he was too big for me DH and him to sleep comfortably on the bed. so back to his crib he goes! Now he's coming 6 months!

Jill - To me it sounds like you are trying to justify the fact that you really don't want to b___stfeed. I think it's a shame. Think of all of the benifits to you and your baby. Visit La Leche League online and read more about it before you make your decision. Personally I can't put a dollar value on the closeness and overwhelming love I experience while I b___stfeed my little one.

Well I didn't ask the question for justification. I don't need a stranger's justification to do what I think is best for me and baby. Everyone's situation is different. And dollar value? If I was decided solely on dollar value, obviously b___stfeeding would be cheaper!

AMMENDMENT The last post was from me TO April. Sorry abou that.