- Breastfed babies will not burp as often. They take in less air so the assumption is that they might not have to burp every time they eat like a formula fed baby. I get the theory. However, my little girl could compete with a fraternity burp contest. She belches like a man. Every.Single.Time And if she doesn't get a burp out? Then you better be prepared to suffer the screaming fits that come along later.
- Breastfed babies don't poop as much as formula fed babies. I don't recall where I heard this one or why I ever thought that was the case. I thought wrong. For the first two months of Charlie's life she would fart/poop every time she ate. She ate every two hours. Entering into month three my darling daughter is able to blow out of any diaper brand you attach to her adorable little tush. I've cut her out of two onesies so far in her very short life. It's amazing.
- Breastfed babies get more baby chub. I was expecting baby rolls and I have been sorely disappointed. Perhaps its her genetics or maybe I just made a bad assumption on this one but my little peanut is just that, a little peanut.
We are a week and a half away from Charlie turning 3 months old. And we are still going strong with breastfeeding. Although she is exclusively fed breast milk the bottle was introduced in week two. She's had a pacifier since she was 2 days old. And, knock on wood, we haven't had any nipple confusion.
However, now that I've returned to work and Charlie is with my sister all day, she's started to resent the bottle. She'll eventually eat but when you first give her the bottle she'll choke, gag and use all kinds of antics to avoid. The bottle aversion literally started in the last week before I returned to work. Up until then she's had a full day of bottles when the husband and I attended a wedding one month and a concert the next. She's had a bottle every single morning with her probiotic since she was a month old. Hopefully it's just a phase.
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