How to ease the guilt of formula feeding and the pain of no longer pumping?

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I haven’t fully decided whether I want to quit pumping all together and just have my baby on formula but the pain from being full definitely is making me keep pumping. 
I didn’t want to stop pumping, but I was having a hard time after I took a major hit to my supply. I finally (after trying most of the formulas out there) found a formula that my baby could keep down but the guilt is also bugging me that I’m no longer giving him breast milk. 
Is there anything that anyone does to keep the guilt at bay? Are there any remedies that people use to help ease the pain from the fullness?

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The very up most important thing is that they are being fed. You are doing what’s right for you! A fed baby is a happy healthy baby. Ok so you aren’t producing as much. No one will frown at you. Plus who cares what other people think.

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I pumped just to the point of relief, not emptiness the first night I stopped and once the next day and that was it. Warm compresses, wearing a supportive bra (especially to sleep), and Tylenol help. Fed is best, and if you do a little google search you will find the benefits of breastfeeding have become overstated because of “breast is best” propaganda.  My guilt was gone in about 24-hours when I was able to spend more time with my son instead of pumping/stressing/etc.

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I felt that guilt too. I formula fed my first 2 babies and the third one I wanted to try and breastfeed. I had so many problems that it wasn’t working so I had to stop and that guilt was just hangin over me, even though I knew it was okay and I formula fed the first 2. 
After about a week, that guilt faded and I was okay. The night I decided to give up, I put frozen cabbage leaves on my breasts and that helped a lot with the engorgement! So try the cabbage leaves!

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I just stopped breastfeeding my daughter at 3m. I was exclusively pumping at first then feeding her directly at some times.  The pumping was taking a toll on me as it was so time consuming and I have a 2yr plus the baby to look after. I also hated that I had i had to cut so many food items from my diet. But at the same time I felt so guilty that I could keep breastfeeding but I had chosen not too. I still feel guilty but it helps to know that she is growing great and eats like a champ. So just take it day by day, and know that you need to do what is best for you so you can feel great and give the best to your baby. Happy mama is a happy baby 🙂

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My mother-in-law always recommended getting in a hot shower when your breasts were full and tender. Honestly, though, you just have to fight through the discomfort because pumping is only signaling your body to keep producing.
When you do decide to stop, the fullness lasts for a few days, and tenderness lasts for a week or two. I stopped producing milk after a month.

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When I decided to quit pumping I removed a pump session every couple days. Eventually I woke up one morning and didn’t feel uncomfortable and put the pump away. My guilt went away the end of the first full day of not having to tie myself to a wall and spend every minute with my daughter instead. I don’t miss it even a little bit lol

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I tried to pump for a week with electric pump. Didn't work. So we went with formula feeding. 16 months later no issues.

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I would Google how to dry up milk supply

How to ease the guilt of formula feeding and the pain of no longer pumping?

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