How many of you are still breastfeeding?? 🍼

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It’s been such a struggle for me, it’s a love hate relationship, I love the bonding aspect of it but my boobs are sore and leaky constantly, it’s making me feel so gross and I just want to get back to feeling like myself again 😩 but I’m afraid I’ll feel guilty for switching over to formula

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I’m breastfeeding. Initially it’s super tough for me. Engorged breast, clogged duct, leaking breast (still have), cluster feeding sessions for hours. But now baby is 1 month old and learned how to latch and very efficient now.
Have to go back to work in 6 weeks so thinking to start pumping in day times and introducing bottle too. So that grandma bottle feed him in day time and I’ll breastfeed in night.
If breastfeeding is not for you(which is not at all bad), you can try pumping and bottle feed baby. That way he’ll get breast milk too.

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Around 6 weeks the leaking will even out once your milk regulates. It won’t last forever.

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I'm breastfeeding and pumping as well as supplementing formula. My nipples can only take so much of the breastfeeding and I'm not producing enough milk, plus the formula seems to be helping with her reflux and fussiness.

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You can do it! If not though remember fed is best! I have had a pretty easy time but it is hard. It makes planning and doing things more difficult which makes it hard to feel completely like your normal self. I have read that the first few months are the hardest.

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It’s so hard!!! I made it to one month today and I formula fed my first two because of supply issues so this is a huge accomplishment. Hang in there, I’m trying to myself. I just worry about when I got back to work how it will go. He takes a bottle fine but I feel he’s constantly at the breast...I give formula once or twice a day. As long as he’s getting breast milk I don’t feel bad. With breastfeeding there is so much involved like worrying about what you eat and drink and how it will affect baby. My formula babes were amazinggggg they slept so well and my breast fed baby sleeps maybe 1 1/2-2 stretches at night.  Just know you are not alone! Do what’s best for you.

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Don’t feel guilty. I nurse & pump, but had a lot of practice. Also trail & error as well. Thank 🙏🏽4 my WIC office where I get my extra food from has a great staff (wo all actively breastfeed their babies) help me stick wit it. Even wen I started off low I was able 2 get help buildin it bak up which was help & prepare me 4 final addition my baby girl.

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7.5 weeks old and still nursing, planning to go to 15 months.

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I was supplementing with formula, but after he began getting fussier for dad who was the one formula feeding we switched back to just breast. I mostly breastfeed, but everything I pump is given to him as a bottle by dad.

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I’m still breastfeeding and my baby girl is 8 weeks. I do, however, give her a bottle of breast milk or occasionally formula if we are out and I just can’t face feeding her myself. Sometimes it’s stressful enough being in a restaurant with a baby without the added stress of breast feeding. 
Now that I’ve introduced the bottle occasionally I feel that I’ll be able to breastfeed for longer! I think for me it was just having the option.

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It gets better. I breastfed my first for a year and I plan on doing at least a year for this child as well.

How many of you are still breastfeeding?? 🍼

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