Quitting breastfeeding at four weeks?

Question

My son is almost four weeks old and I’ll start by saying I absolutely hate breastfeeding, loathe it some of the time (I’ll explain later). My daughter couldn’t breastfeed so I said I would try as hard as I could this time around because mom guilt. 
This time around my son has taken to it rather naturally, he latches well and drains the breast easily. At night, he feeds great and I don’t mind it at all. During the daytime, from about 11a-5ish pm he is horrendous to feed. He’ll latch, unlatch, latch, unlatch repeatedly which because super painful because he’ll pull himself away taking my boob with him. He’ll bob on my nipple and when I try to latch him he gets frustrated and starts getting angry and crying. If I push the nipple into his mouth when he’s in one of these moods, he’ll bite down with his gums. I’ll calm him and he’ll keep bobbing and will never relatch and just ends up crying. The daily of this is enough to make me want to stop, I can’t keep spending all of this time trying to get him to feed during the day because I have my 18mo old who also relies on me. 
When does it get better or has anyone experienced something similar?

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My son went through a similar phase and I had assumed he was done nursing and would offer formula but he wouldn’t eat that either. I just kept offering until eventually he decided he wanted to nurse normal again. It was a frustrating few weeks but it worked itself out and we breastfed for 26 months!

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It does get easier, my first went through a phase like this too, it was very tiresome but we ended up exclusively nursing for almost 2 years. Make sure to use nipple cream to take care of yourself, I found the lansinoh one to be a God send. You can also rub breastmilk into your nipples at the end of each feed or anytime you need soothing, it also helps.

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Sending you positive vibes! It is not easy, if you can continue to keep going as your baby is only 4 weeks old (still a newborn and learning how to master breastfeeding too) then do so. If you absolutely cannot continue than it is okay too. Do what you can and try your very best but maintain your mental health too. I hope it all gets easier for you sooner than later! 💛💛💛

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YES it gets better. The best advice I ever got and continue to give others is NEVER quit on a bad day/week. You have to push through it, it will get better. Don’t shove the nipple in his mouth. Let him latch himself. It’s only a phase and it’ll pass.

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Having them that close in age is challenging. Mine are 2+ years apart, my oldest is potty trained, and I still don’t think I could handle them both by myself, even if I were a SAHM. Is there someone who can help take care of the older one? With my first, I struggled with supply, and therefore didn’t sleep much because baby was always hungry. I decided to give it 6-8 weeks and hubby also helped out by taking one night feeding with formula.

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You two are both figuring each other's rhythms out. It gets soooo much better! I swore I was only going to do it for 6 weeks, then 3 months, then 6 and now we're going on 10 with no end in sight because I love it so much! Hang in there, it gets better! 
Also with the feeling of loathing breastfeeding, look into DMERS for breastfeeding, it sounds like you may have that! ❤️

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My daughter does this sometimes. She will not latch if she has to burp or be changed. The second she does either of that she will go back to feeding. And if she doesn’t feed then I know she’s tired and put her to sleep.

Quitting breastfeeding at four weeks?

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