Will my bottle fed baby know I'm her mummy?

Recently I've been feeling insecure and worried. My baby has been bottle fed since day 1 as not able to DL. I've been pumping for the past 3 months and every time I pump, I leave her with the helper or my mother in law, I'm worried my baby will prefer them over me as I feel like I'm spending time away from her each time I pump... Can someone tell me if my baby knows its me? I pump 6 x a day instead of 7x now and I'm seriously thinking of giving formula instead of ebm bcos that means I can spend more time with baby... Idk.. Its hard. #1stimemom #firstbaby #advicepls #bantusharing #pleasehelp

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Yes, she will definitely know. The moment she's born, her skin to skin touch with mummy is very important. Slowly but surely, she definitely know you are her mummy. The scent is there and the voice too. Relax a little and it will be fine

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5y ago

She didn't have the opportunity for a lot of skin to skin because she was born early and was in the hospital prior to coming back with me. Not sure if my mother in law's perfume takes away my scent from my baby 🙃

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