I remember as a first-time mother feeling completely lost when my baby decided to not breastfeed. My supply also dropped to nothing at 3 weeks postpartum. A friend come over to the house right away and walked me through the essentials. I was so grateful and hope you can find this as a resource if you need one day.

I’ll admit, I had lots of tears when I had to give up breastfeeding. I was also afraid I wouldn’t bond with my baby as well but that wasn’t the case at all. If you find yourself needing to formula feed your baby, it’s ok. Just rest in the fact that your baby is feed and loved…at the end of the day, that is what matters most.

Here is a list of helpful items for your formula-feeding journey:

1. Baby Brezza -a friend gifted me this and it made night feeding so so easy
2. Cordless Egg Lamp -such a great gift for any new parent whether they bottle or breast feed.
3. Costco Forumla -I looked any many other options that were more healthy but my babies always preferred this one. One of the main things I learned as a mother was to let go of some of my ideals.
4. To-go Container -I love this for my diaper bag. It lets you measure out formula and has a pour spout. I’ve even learnt to mix bottles in the car.
5. Dapple Bottle Soap -I’m not exactly sure what this works so well but it cleans the dirty bottles like no other soap.
6. Bottle Brush -this feels like a kitchen essential but I didn’t have one and eventually got two because I wash bottles so often.