Quitting Breastfeeding.
okay so this is gonna be very long and i'm probably gonna cry while writing it but i feel like such a total failure. i've been trying so hard to breastfeed her but it's not going well at all. my supply is pretty decent, and she's only a week old. however she never seems content from my breast milk. if she's not asleep, she's crying. i feel like i can't enjoy this short time when she's this little because of how stressed feeding her is making me. i cry almost every time i feed her. the pain isn't the problem. it's seeing my baby get frustrated and cry because it's not enough. even though i'll be dripping milk everywhere. she still acts hungry and then begins to stop latching. i feel so guilty because i cracked this morning after listening to her cry for two hours and just gave her formula. she fell right to sleep after only an ounce. it broke my heart in more ways than you can imagine. so i've been continuing to give her formula and my breasts are so swollen they're about to pop. i just need someone to tell me i'm not the only one who has given up like this and that it's okay. i feel so selfish.
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