F/U on giving up BFing for good

chardonnay24

I posted yesterday about my BFing woes. Well, we saw the LC again today and after an unsuccessful two hour session with her, she referred us to a feeding disorder specialist. I'm still trying to decide whether or not to follow through with this, or to just give up and EP for as long as I can before switching to formula. I'm thinking it'll be worth a visit to the specialist to have A evaluated at the very least, then based on how that goes I can see how far I want to go with this. If anything else, I feel slightly better about knowing that there isn't anything I'm doing wrong. Thanks for the words of support and encouragement!

MrsNiner

I am glad I am not the only one going through this right now.  Although our troubles aren't as severe as your's (LC helped us tremendously), I just still find it exhausting and almost not worth it anymore because I am not enjoying my baby the way I should be.  Good luck to you, no matter what you decide you're a good mother and love your child!

dixielee05

chardonnay24:

I posted yesterday about my BFing woes. Well, we saw the LC again today and after an unsuccessful two hour session with her, she referred us to a feeding disorder specialist. I'm still trying to decide whether or not to follow through with this, or to just give up and EP for as long as I can before switching to formula. I'm thinking it'll be worth a visit to the specialist to have A evaluated at the very least, then based on how that goes I can see how far I want to go with this. If anything else, I feel slightly better about knowing that there isn't anything I'm doing wrong. Thanks for the words of support and encouragement!

 That is what I'd do.  I haven't had near your problems, but breast feeding is hard.  I just set short term goals and reevaluate once I reach them.  I never thought I'd make it a month, but here we are.