Just a rant 😔
My boyfriends parents have gotten into his head. First I’ll say, I have an 8 year old and a 2 year old with a different dad than my boyfriend. My older son I breastfed for 2 years, my younger for 1, I lost supply when I went back to work. We now have a baby, he’s 4 days old and is breastfed as well. His parents came to visit last night and his step dad said something about the baby’s head being odd shaped and it’s a sign of dehydration, so maybe I’m not making enough milk. I know I am. Today, he went to the grocery and I asked him to pick up some coconut water. I drink some daily just to maintain and stay hydrated. His mom found out and said to be careful and it’s easy for babies to dehydrate, and are worried I’m not making enough. Which now my boyfriend is paranoid about it and was playing with the baby and said, ‘gotta make sure you get enough to eat, don’t want you to get dehydrated, don’t wanna have to take you to the hospital and get a little baby IV, etc.’ I just walked away. It’s of course always in my mind too, hence the coconut water, but it’s really got me down. They (all 3 of them) even made sure there is formula on hand just in case. Now I’m just sitting here in tears bc I feel like they think I’m starving the baby. He pees and poops a ton, and is always satisfied, alert and awake a good bit, shows no signs of not getting enough. I did this for 3 years combined between 2 kids so I’m pretty sure I know what I’m doing but I’m just self doubting really bad I guess.
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