My health versus babies health? Breast & formula fee

My health versus babies health? Breast & formula feeding moms: Would you take the risk?
Good evening. Thanks for reading my question. I'm a 38 year old married lady with two children. I have a 7 year old son, and an almost 6 year old daughter. I'm also pregnant with twins. My son was born at 33 weeks. He was in the NICU for 23 days. He had an extremely difficult time nipple feeding. My milk didn't come in until he was 10 days old. By then my breasts had become so engorged with milk that I had developed mastitis. I was in a lot of pain. I was also on anti-depressants back then. The medication I took ended up in breast milk. IF I had given my son breast milk, the doctors were concerened that the medication would make him to lethargic. He was having a lot of apnea/bradicardia episodes when he was nipple feeding. So I opted to leave him on formula. Now he's a healthy & happy 7 year old boy. Our little girl is adopted, so I didn't have to go through that with her. pregnancy question and answers

I'm facing pretty big obstacles with my health. I have HPV, Diabetes, PCOS, and Celiac Disease. The strain of HPV that I have causes cervical cancer. My strain does end up in breast milk, and can cause throat lesions for a newborn baby. http://bacteriality.com/2008/07/31/hpv/
I'm a strict diet controlled diabetic, and I'm very careful about what I eat.
I have PCOS, and I've recently learned that women with my disorder have a difficult time with milk supply. http://www.kellymom.com/bf/concerns/mom/pcos.html
The Celiac Disease is taken care of with a strict gluten, corn, casein, soy, lactose, fructose free diet.

Just the thought of transmitting HPV to my babies is scary enough. I'm having an elected c-section to avoid any possible transmission. However, there are still parts of my being that say to give my babies breast milk. But the risk is to great. I cry every time I think about this. One of my best friends is a lactation consultant with 20+ years of experience. She's never really dealt with a mom with so many health issues before. She has suggested that since I have a lot going on, to just skip breast feeding & pumping. And go straight for the bottle & formula. I'm extremely sad that I won't be able to give my babies the best nutrition out there. We can't afford to buy milk from the milk bank either. My husband doesn't want me to breast feed at all, because of my own health issues. And the possible transmission of HPV to our children. What is your best advice breast & formula feeding moms? Would you take the risk?
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for the sake of the babies, the answer is no. Your breast milk is not the best nutrition for them. Go to formula, just make sure that you hold and love your babies while they are taking their bottles. This will, also, give your husband a chance to have a closer relationship with them, if he gives them their bottle.
There is nothing wrong with feeding your baby formula. It doesn't make you a bad parent. You do whats best for you and baby
If there is enough concrete evidence that your particular strain of HPV does in fact cause throat lesions in newborns, then I would definitely not feel comfortable breastfeeding.

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You could, however, look into donor breastmilk, either from a milk bank, or via private donation, if you want to avoid formula as much as possible for your babies: http://milkshare.birthingforlife.com/ Donor milk can be a great option for mothers who cannot breastfeed for medical reasons. The World Health Organization recommends donor breastmilk before the use of formula, if donor breastmilk is available.

ETA: HPV and herpes are two completely different viruses.
It must be hard to have that much going on! Kudos to you!
As much as I would be right with you, wishing I could breastfeed my child, I think your husband is right!
By even taking the chance to breastfeed, you are putting yourself at risk. You have 2 other children to take care of and a husband and home. Breastfeeding one was a task, I can't imagine what breastfeeding two would be like.
Your children will thrive on formula, and we are lucky to live in a day and age where it's readily available in situations like yours.
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I think it best for to bottle feed your twins. Because it double harder to feed twins while breast feeding.
I couldn't breastfeed my first son because of his birth defect. He was born cleft palate and lip and that prevents them not able to suck. I did try to pump but I wasn't get much. So he was getting formula and it work out great. He a healthy 8 year old boy. He had surgery to repair that but still more to go.

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