HELP. I’m failing.

My LO is 8 days old. It’s my first. I’m really struggling with breastfeeding, guys.

She latches decently enough; most times it only hurts for a few seconds and she feeds well. But it doesn’t always seem to fill her up. I sometimes need to give 1oz of formula to get her to calm down and sleep.

Then pumping. That’s going worse. I try to pump between feedings during the afternoon. I pump 3 to 4 times and only collect this much:

Maybe a hair over 1oz. Each time.

I cry about it constantly. I can’t feed my baby and keep her full; it’s killing me. I feel like a failure.

I feed her around 3am (when she wakes), again later in morning because hubby lets me sleep and he feeds her formula. (Since I’m not producing enough milk to have leftovers)

Then, I feed her at least four or five times more in afternoon/evening. But she’s almost always still hungry.

My nipples are so raw and sore. I’ve been using coconut oil since lanolin is soooo sticky.

Please help me. I can’t keep going like this. I’m letting her down and myself...

😔

Also, she’s only pooping once or twice a day. But close to ten wet diapers. Is this normal??