Mourning the end(?) of breastfeeding

ajh2023

Am I just being too sensitive? So my baby had jaundice. Which meant we were supplementing with formula from the beginning. My husband has also been doing one bottle of formula at night so that I can sleep. Baby is 4 weeks old now. She isn’t latching as well, she falls asleep at the breast, and is just overall a really lazy eater. I’m not ready to give it up but I know that what is most important is that she eats enough. Is there anything that I can do? Or would it just be best to go to bottle-fed? 

Wishilivedinflorida

Have you considered pumping and bottle feeding BM? You can definitely get an appointment with a lactation consultant before throwing in the towel to see what they suggest too. (Different holds, nipple shields, weighted feeds, etc) There’s lots of things you can try if you don’t want to give up BFing. But formula is totally fine too if you want to go that route!

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Falling asleep while breastfeeding is normal you have to wake them up and switch between the breasts. You may have to make them uncomfortable to be alert remove clothing and do skin to skin, or use the reset position 

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My situation is very similar to yours as well. My baby also has jaundice and he is a very lazy eater. He is 9 weeks now. I always wanted to exclusively breastfeed but had to supplement with formula he lost a lot of weight since he wasn’t latching on or kept falling asleep.
The first several weeks I was doing triple feeding, breastfeeding, pumping, and formula. However, that became very tiring.
I also wanted to give up on breastfeeding. I felt like a failure when I saw he was not satisfied and still hungry.
But my mom encouraged me to keep trying. It’s difficult for most mothers and newborns do get tired after sucking for a few moments.

Breastfeeding has definitely improved. I still supplement with formula, about 1-2x a day. He latches on and constantly wants me to nurse him… but I still struggle with my fears of whether he is getting satisfied or not. Sometimes I am nursing him for hours and not sure if it is normal or not…

I’m planning to resume pumping before I have to return to work.