Sad about stopping breastfeeding

Kelly

I’m letting breast feeding go and kinda sad about it. My first born never latched, and I didn’t produce enough so I pumped and supplemented with formula. I put so much pressure on myself to make it work, but when I stopped pumping at 3 months I felt so relieved. So coming into this pregnancy I had zero expectations with breastfeeding. When my son latched I breastfed the first few weeks no problem! It was such a great bonding experience. As time when on I wasn’t able to produce enough, and had to supplement. My newborn just wanted to sit on my nipples and not eat. On top of that it was tough on my very active two year old. I’m down to pumping just twice a day and being a human pacifier ( he eats a little I guess). I just feel so sad about it, but I know it has to happen. My husband returned to work this week and it’s just too much to have my 3 week old on my chest 30 minutes at time every 2 hours, only to top him off with a bottle. I feel sad about it. If he was my first born and it was just the two of us I could swing it. I just feel so guilty.