DH home now... yay! LOL

I gave Niall his first bottle experience today too, with expressed milk... just 1 oz... took him a while to get the hang of it but I don't think it will take long (never had problems with previous children)... the electric pump has given me lots of extra supplies... wish we had a deep freeze so I could store it for longer... can keep it for 3 months in our type of freezer... I guess that will be long enough as it's only going to be for outings and emergencies. I plan to BF for at least 9 months as i did with my 2 others... fortunately I don't usually encounter any problems such as sore nipples etc... and the cost of formula really adds up because I like an expensive brand (I've previously supplemented feeds towrds the end of the 9 months and then continued using forumla until my children turn 1 yo even though technically they don't "need" it i like the peace of mind that they are receiving all the trace minerals and vitamins.... also because we don't eat red meat the iron content is important. For those having a hard time BFing at the moment please don't give up just yet... these are the toughest days, it does get easier... I'm not saying formula is bad but I'm sure that the fact my kids don't have any allergies, asthma, eczema etc (that runs in DHs family) could be because of the breast milk... plus think of the immunity you are giving them to all the winter bugs! I know BFing probably still hurts a bit (is with me when Niall first attaches) but this gets better too... so hang in there girls