A strange experience

Today I had a very strange experience. I went to the toddler group and one of the other Mums who I know had a new baby about 3 weeks ago.

Anyway, she is breast feeding but also supplementing with formula and has started on baby rice as her baby is so hungry all the time. I was holding him for a while and his Mum went off with her older son, when she came back she had a bottle of formula and just handed it to me to give to the baby.

I've never given a baby a bottle of formula and I had no idea at all what to do with it, I felt very sorry for the baby as he could smell my milk and was rooting around but then got a bottle. Fortunately he knew what to do and got on with it but I felt very awkward; what I was doing was alien to everything I believe in as far as infant nutrition goes so I was very glad when my son needed me and I handed the baby back as soon as possible.