Breastfeeding questions (phasing out heavy Endamil AR formula)

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Does anybody notice that after about 4-6 minutes of breast-feeding that their child seemingly gets upset? This happens with my (just turned) seven week old son he is breast-fed five times a day and bottle fed 2 to 3 times a day(I planned to exclusively breast-feed, but he came home from the hospital eye on his weight and reflux so he was fully until about a week and a half, when I got the ok from his pediatrician ) . 

He is very used to the bottles coming out really fast and not having to do “so much work “ (this is obviously a big problem to me and I feel very related?). The thing is – –If he gets a good nap, then he is the best breast feeder!!

We actually Nickname him the booby monster! Lol. The problem I’m having is he’s seven weeks old and he has to get at least an hour and a half maybe even 2 hours of sleep to feed well on the breasts (This is not the case, all the time, but enough where I definitely picked up on the pattern)— so then his windows are a lot shorter. I am not finding the time to do his fun, developmental activities – – some days we don’t even have time to go on a walk! And forget about housework!

I have been slacking on my pumping (I have an I have a separate excess lack of sleep issue because of PTSD from something I saw in the hospital //reflux related —and just finally starting to sleep while my baby is sleeping in his bassinet about a week ago & still getting the hang of it) and because I only breast for five times a day could it be a supply issue? Because it doesn’t seem like it is everything that I can tell? But I definitely could be making more and I am going to try my very best to do my very best!

I have decided to start emptying my breasts after every breast-feeding session, which I didn’t even know to do despite seeing five lactation consultants, lol until a few days ago… And then also I will add in some power pumping sessions so that when we drop another bottle we will have enough milk and he will have more than enough now(he seems to really like it when I’m engorged and there’s “more milk”… but it doesn’t matter if he didn’t get his nap..)

. Again, my gut is telling me that milk supply is not (milk) the problem– – he’s a very strong little guy and he pushes himself off of me with his arms so I have to sometimes to feed him so he can keep his arms down and stay latched. Sometimes this is very comforting for him, sometimes not because usually he likes to have his arms up in his little prayer position by his face, which is super cute! Thank you so very much for reading my post— written by very, very…very tired mama! I’m talking 3 hours of sleep in the last 5 or 6 days at 7 weeks.. behind lol

sorry for all the extra info and this was written at a bad time! Thank you 🙏 mamas so much I would appreciate any input—mainly on why after a few minutes does he seem.. upset? Or not as satisfied. Pills off, every time he un latches he gets more “upset”. The only way around this is to dream feed and then if he’s not getting as much milk. Is that also a thing… When babies dream feed they don’t get as much?


much peace & love

overtired mama (also having postpartum anxiety) 

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There are about 78,00 typos in there 

milk supply not the main not milk problem lol

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So I sometimes have to feed him swaddled*so his arms are down