i hate to say this but with my daughter (now 4) i attempted breat feeding witht the best of intentions but could only manage a few weeks because i absolutely hate the feeling...(its not the pain or discomfort,its the sensation,i think i associate that with sex to much and i've always hated them being touched even by my fiance)i'd love to say i could get over this for the wellbeing of my child but after a few weeks of trying i buckled,meal times were just a horrible experience and i felt i was missing out on bonding with her even more so because i knew she must be picking up on my feelings. Has anyone else found breast feeding difficult for this reason?
yea also thanks for pointing out that its a mind over matter thing i'm aware of this but if you hate doing something that much the baby picks up on these bad feelings and its not healthy...i did try for quite awhile to get over this and i simply couldn't so could only people with something usefull to say answer please...!
i just pulled this of a web site that someone who answered my questions seriousley and nicely (like all you with nasty comments are flawless)......


What about Bonding?

Some people are concerned about any differences in bonding when babies are exclusively fed with bottles. Certainly if a mother and baby are struggling at every feeding and ending up in tears, that has the potential to diminish the bonding experience feedings generally provide. In some situations, switching to bottles may actually enhance the bonding between mother and infant.


THIS is why i gave up after a while....not to do with being selfish or lazy...thank you very much
Yeah thanks i agree with that....another aspect of it was that we had trouble and although i did do alot of research (like i said i was convinced that breast feeding was the only way to go) she was always wanting to feed and not getting much out of it and it made our realtionship not as nice as it could be.......