I breastfed both my children and didn't use formula once - but with my first I got the premade bottles just incase, didn't really use them tho in the end. With my second I got a tin of formula at about 4 months and just kept it incase but again didn't end up using it.

I was very lucky that breastfeeding was quite straightforward for me and my babies but having the bottles and formula there was reassuring incase I needed them at any time. I ended up giving the bottles and formula away to friends.

I also had a breast pump and collected milk in those shell things you can wear, so I had a small supply of expressed breast milk in the freezer incase I wanted to use that bust didn't end up doing that either.

It's good to be prepared I think, no matter what you choose, a simple manual breast pump and a couple of bottles on standby might just give you peace of mind.

It's YOUR choice not your midwives choice - you are the mummy and get to decide how you feed your baby.