It's very hard to accept, I too had to do that. It's not for everyone. I could never fill my Son up, he never seemed satisfied which made me uneasy. At two weeks old I got mastitis which led to a decreased milk supply, i introduced formula to my son, which I never wish I would've done but he's happy and healthy now. He's 12 weeks old, weighs 14 pounds. Don't be too hard on yourself it's not something that everyone is able to do. I wish I would have been able to do it longer exclusively, but I'm just now drying up. I still nursed him one to two times a day just for the bond. In all reality I know it wasn't doing him much good but it was just comfort. Hang in there, it gets way easier, especially having help!
I can't accept it , i feel like a failure
I don't have any more milk, just a few drops that are like a snack for my 9 weeks old baby. I'm giving her formula and I can see her growing, she is happy , healthy . The thing is I can't let go, I keep trying to make some time to pump, and I'm getting less and less milk , to see my milk going away completely makes me really sad, I feel like a failure ! I tried everything to boost my milk supply, took herbs , oatmeal, teas, did compressions, had her on my breasts, i read all the tecniques , spoke to consultants , pumped around the clock.I know I worked really hard , I couldn't even touch my boobs, my nipples were cracked , bleeding, but I didn't give up. And even tough i know I did everything I could, I can't accept that is time to let go and just be happy . I feel such a failure, I see my friends breastfeeding and all those women out there saying "you just need to nurse the baby constantly and you will have a lot milk" , and that makes me feel worse :( , because it didn't work for me.
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