due to a bunch of randomness today (sickness, leftover pumped milk, feverish sleeping husband), i fed charlotte 1.5 oz of milk from a bottle for the first time today. it wasn’t her first bottle (she averages about 2-3 a week), but it was the first time i’ve fed her.

“they” say that one of the benefits of breastfeeding is the extra bonding you cannot get from bottle-feeding. yes, yes, there’s special hormones released when your nipples are stimulated that make you feel good, blah, blah whatever.

but the thing is, 7 weeks into it, breastfeeding is pretty boring. it’s not that i ignore her or anything, but i can do other things while she’s feeding: watch tv, read the internet, eat, think about any number of things, etc etc. bottle-feeding is much more interactive. you’ve got to hold the bottle, make sure she’s latched on, watch to make sure she’s actually swallowing/eating, etc etc.

perhaps it was just the novelty, but i felt more connected to her while bottle-feeding.