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Another FFFC- BF related

Rachelilly23Rachelilly23 member
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I am so fed up with BFing- I've been to a LC 4 times now, but I have Raynaud's (vasospasm) that makes it painful still. If it's not cleared up by Monday with vitamin B6 and magnesium that the LC told me to take, I'll need medication.

LO had trouble latching in the beginning, and even though I feel like we've gotten a lot better, it's still not quite there and I'm ready to throw in the towel. I have to force myself to remember my reasons for why I want to BF, but it's hard to keep pushing through when it is just so easy to give him formula (we've supplemented a few times.) It's just the hardest part of being a new mom right now, and I feel like I'd enjoy being a mommy and my baby so much more if I didn't have to do it anymore :(

Logan Jack- 6.1.10 and Emmett Weston- 9.29.12 

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Re: Another FFFC- BF related

  • femmegemfemmegem member
    I'm so sorry. Do what feels right to you.
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  • Stratton28Stratton28
    I feel like this a lot of the time too.  She's almost seven weeks and at this point i'm just pumping cause i need to monitor how many oz she gets (slow weight gain).  It sucks being hooked up to a machine all the time and not yielding that much milk.  If my production doesn't increase soon, i just may have to throw in the towel
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  • melgorathmelgorath
    Just make sure that if u decide to continue, you continue because you feel that it is best for you family and your situation.  If you start resenting your baby for needing to eat it sounds like BF may not be the healthiest (mentally) for you or DC.  You can always pump...  I pumped exclusively for 12 weeks with my first one.  It was a good middle of the road choice for us.  Hang in there and don't let anyone pressure you, ultimately you are the one who gets to make this decision.  ::hugs::
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  • WildcatPrincessWildcatPrincess member
    I hated BFing until we hit the 3-4 week mark.  It was good for maybe a week before I got mastitis.  Now.a week later, I have thrush.  When all is said and done I'll have been on meds for 3 weeks *sigh*  I feel your frustration.
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  • Rachelilly23Rachelilly23 member

    imageWildcatPrincess:
    I hated BFing until we hit the 3-4 week mark.  It was good for maybe a week before I got mastitis.  Now.a week later, I have thrush.  When all is said and done I'll have been on meds for 3 weeks *sigh*  I feel your frustration.

    Oh dear! I hope things get better for you. That sounds awful :(

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  • CarolinaKatieCarolinaKatie member

    You sound JUST like a good friend of mine. She wanted to BF so badly but she had all kinds of problems and just hated it. Then she felt guilty for hating it. But once she started formula and saw how simplified her life got, she now is fine.

    I BF my first son for a year, but we started supplementing around 7 months as he started dropping some feedings. I went through major seperation issues...well, we both did and so much of it had to do with BFing. I said I don't want to go through that again and need to do more bottles, either pumping or formula. I do love BFing, but it does seem sometimes so constraining and exhausting. I struggle with how long I want to do it this time.

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  • AlikiAliki member
    You need to do what's best for both your baby AND you. A happy mommy = happy baby!
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  • A8194A8194 member

    I went through the same thing feeling guilty for not enjoying or wanting to BF. I HATED having DS on the boob.....I had big issues and was very uncomfortable with the entire thing. I pumped for a few weeks and that was exhausting in itself.....I stopped pumping a few days ago and DS is getting 3 bottles of  BM from my frozen stash and 3-4 bottles of formula every day.....as my stash of frozen goes down we'll up the amount of formula. I still feel guilty some times when I look at him and he's drinking formula.....but I'm SO much happier because I am not stressing out over the BF-ing anymore. I have actually noticed the DS is less fussy as well.....It's almost like he could sence how stressed and upset I was all the time but now that I've stopped BF & pumping we're both so much happier.

    Do what makes you happy because it is SO SO SO true Happy Momma = Happy Baby

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