FTM with no clue what to do 😕
Nursing didn’t work out for me like I had really hoped it would. I had a very fast flow and overactive letdown. As a result my baby girl would suck everything down very fast and end up screaming from a tummy ache and gas.
So I switched to exclusively pumping so that she could still get my breast milk. She’s two months now and the pumping has been really hard and time consuming. Definitely worth it to see how she is growing!
Well now for the last week and a half I’ve noticed my milk is more watery no matter how long I pump, and my baby girl is now very fussy again. SCREAMING with gas and her poop is watery, green, and frothy/foamy. Everything I read suggests an overload of lactose due to a foremilk/hindmilk problem. (Can’t be a dairy allergy because I am dairy free already)
So now I think I have to try formula 😕 I know fed is best and nothing is wrong with formula. I just worked so hard to give her breast milk and I even have 400 oz in the freezer so I feel very defeated.
So how do I wean off the pump? Any suggestions on this situation? Her poop? Anything would really help right now I feel so lost!
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