All the baby dolls come with bottles.

[Liz]

BG - yours will work, don't worry A lot of our mums had breastfeeding 'issues' but that was usually due to the awful advice they were given. Get ye to a breastfeeding class! hehe.

[Lolli]

BG- I was worried about that too when I was pregnant. My mum couldn't feed me, and my gran didn't bf her. They both put their issues down to bad attachment and a lack of practical help available. You, being the informed and empowered chick that you are, will have no worries I'm sure- and if you do, you will know where to go for competent advice.

[HotI]

I was visiting a friend with a 3 year old, and new twins. The 3 year old was showing me how to express, how to breastfeed and how to bottlefeed with "mummy's milk cos sometimes my little sister is a bit tired, but my little brother he is never tired, he can always do it proper" (proper being fed direct from the breast). Very cute

[briggsy's girl]

thanks ladies

i'm sure as hell gonna give it a good go - apparently (and sorry for the TMI) i now have nipples capable of hanging clothes from (thanks DH!) - so i don't think mum's inverted nipples have been passed on to me. i have already talked to DH about getting a pump and things so that, if i need to bottle feed, i will be able to express and make sure baby gets as much BM as possible. i think Arimeh's expressing journey has helped to see that anything is worth the effort - but i'm also a cheapskate that doesn't want to spend money if i have perfectly good "udders" myself!

[mrsmac]

DD has been known to comment when she sees someone bottle feeding "oh the poor thing couldn't breast feed" LOL (this was when she was 7!)

[briggsy's girl]

that's so sweet mrsmac!