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Breastfeeding... Am I a terrible mom?

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I strictly breastfeed for the first 2 months of baby girl's life! I always wanted to do it for about 6 months, but she gets way too upset now when she eats! She constatnly moves her head and cries! I try to stick with it, but it gets frustrating when I am clearly trying to feed her, but she won't take it. I started using a bottle and formula lately and I have had no problems! She eats constantly and doesn't mind the bottle. I truly think she likes it more than breastfeeding. So baby is happy and Mom is happy (my breast are starting to go back to slightly normal looking :) haha) but my mom (grandma) says I need to keep trying because breast milk is the best! She had 4 girls and breastfed all of us for about 6 -8 months each... I dont think i can do that especially if baby girl doesn't like it... and she makes me feel guilty that I'm not supplying my baby with the best milk possible...I did 2 full months, isn't that ok?
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  • ChibiMommyChibiMommy member
    Any little bit helps. Have you considered eping? I would call a lactation consultant though.  DS did that when he was that age and it turned out to be because I had an overactive letdown and we both had thrush.
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  • carrotcake06carrotcake06 member
    Whether you want to stop BFing or not is your decision. Personally, I'd want to know WHY my child is suddenly refusing to nurse before I give up. It's not a decision you can easily take back, so I'd want to exhaust all possible avenues of help before I quit. If you want help, I'd get in touch w an LC or see your pedi to rule out medical issues.
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  • LilrdmandyLilrdmandy
    When DS was around that age he would take a bottle easier because he had relfux and once we had that figured out, nursing got easier!  I highly recommend talking to a lactation consultant, pretty much all insurance companies would cover it.  If you've gotten past the first few weeks the rest shouldn't be hard!  Who knows, maybe its something simple and you can go back to nursing her and saving you lots of $$ haha.
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  • CutieBean79CutieBean79 member
    If you have decided that this action is the best for your family, then move on. Don't worry about what grandma says. Two months of BFing is great!
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  • sacey21sacey21

    imageLilrdmandy:
    When DS was around that age he would take a bottle easier because he had relfux and once we had that figured out, nursing got easier!  I highly recommend talking to a lactation consultant, pretty much all insurance companies would cover it.  If you've gotten past the first few weeks the rest shouldn't be hard!  Who knows, maybe its something simple and you can go back to nursing her and saving you lots of $$ haha.

     

    this is what i would do, but no, you aren't a bad mommy if you do stop. 

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  • cynth1cynth1
    You are not a terrible mom.  I had a horrible experience trying to breastfeed.  I wanted so badly to breastfeed.  In fact I had hoped to do it for like at least 6 months.  I thought everything was going okay.  She was latching on great and sucking away.  Well our first week home I noticed that she was being very cranky and not sleeping well at all during the night.  We could not get her to go to sleep until like 4:00am each morning.  Then towards the end of the week I noticed that she was not pooping and she was not wetting any diapers.  Finally by Friday evening I had just nursed her for like 45 minutes and when she was done she was screaming.  I turned to my DH and said something is wrong she should be happy since she was just fed.  I decided to take out my pump and I pumped for like 20 minutes and all that I got out was half an ounce.  This was from both breasts.  I could not believe it.  I said I think she is starving.  So the next morning I called my pediatrician and she said try to give her one of those 2 ounce ready made bottles and see what happens.  She sucked in down within minutes and was so happy after wards.  My milk never came in.  I don't know why.  I was very disappointed that I could not nurse but, for the sake of my baby I had to formula feed her.  I knew that this was the best thing for her.  The BF was so frustrating for her and she was not getting anything.  That first week home was horrible because she was so upset every time we had to feed.  I say do what makes your baby happiest.
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