Weaning and kind of bummed about it....

Re: Weaning and kind of bummed about it....

• CC.to.be member

  April 2011

  I am so right there with you sister. I cried and cried because I felt so guilty. I am still weaning but he gets mostly formula now. I had major issues bfing. First he would fall asleep at the boob and would NOT wake to feed no matter what I did, so his weight started to drop. He became jaundiced because of this.So then I decided to pump and for whatever reason EPing did not work for me. My supply kept dwindling no matter how many times a day I pumped. So I started taking fenugreek and mother's milk teas which totally helped for about a month then it started to completely dwindle again. I have tried everything in my power to try and supply my LO with bm. At least we gave our LO's BM during the most crucial time. I still feel guilty but there isn't anything else that I can do, I tried it all. As long as my baby is healthy and happy that is all that matters!

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• christinaeve

  April 2011

  CC.to.be:

  I am so right there with you sister. I cried and cried because I felt so guilty. I am still weaning but he gets mostly formula now. I had major issues bfing. First he would fall asleep at the boob and would NOT wake to feed no matter what I did, so his weight started to drop. He became jaundiced because of this.So then I decided to pump and for whatever reason EPing did not work for me. My supply kept dwindling no matter how many times a day I pumped. So I started taking fenugreek and mother's milk teas which totally helped for about a month then it started to completely dwindle again. I have tried everything in my power to try and supply my LO with bm. At least we gave our LO's BM during the most crucial time. I still feel guilty but there isn't anything else that I can do, I tried it all. As long as my baby is healthy and happy that is all that matters!

  Totally agree.  I pumped every 2 hours (even at night) to only get 1-2 oz a time.  I did everything short of taking the prescription to increase my supply because I was nervous of the PPD being a side effect.  I feel selfish and guilty.  DH is supportive but I feel like part of the connection to DS is gone and it breaks my heart.  I always said I would be done when he got teeth and he cut his first tooth today.  I feel like it's a sign that it's going to be fine.

  

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• CC.to.be member

  April 2011

  christinaeve:

  CC.to.be:

  I am so right there with you sister. I cried and cried because I felt so guilty. I am still weaning but he gets mostly formula now. I had major issues bfing. First he would fall asleep at the boob and would NOT wake to feed no matter what I did, so his weight started to drop. He became jaundiced because of this.So then I decided to pump and for whatever reason EPing did not work for me. My supply kept dwindling no matter how many times a day I pumped. So I started taking fenugreek and mother's milk teas which totally helped for about a month then it started to completely dwindle again. I have tried everything in my power to try and supply my LO with bm. At least we gave our LO's BM during the most crucial time. I still feel guilty but there isn't anything else that I can do, I tried it all. As long as my baby is healthy and happy that is all that matters!

  Totally agree.  I pumped every 2 hours (even at night) to only get 1-2 oz a time.  I did everything short of taking the prescription to increase my supply because I was nervous of the PPD being a side effect.  I feel selfish and guilty.  DH is supportive but I feel like part of the connection to DS is gone and it breaks my heart.  I always said I would be done when he got teeth and he cut his first tooth today.  I feel like it's a sign that it's going to be fine.

  OMG don't feel guilty and selfish about not taking the prescription Reglan (SP?). My ob told me that in her opinion reglan works the same as fenugreek, no better. So in her opinion it wasn't worth the negative side effects, so she told me to keep doing what I was doing. I feel ya though. Its still so hard not to feel guilty. Its easy for me to tell you not to feel guilty but then I still feel guilty. LOL. But I know its all going to be alright because 1) they got BM during the most crucial time, 2) formula has come a long way and does hold all the nutritional value that our lo's need. So in the end all is good. My DH was strictly formula fed as a baby, and he is the epitomy of healthy. Everything will be fine

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• moonfaerie member

  April 2011

  I understand your feelings but once you are done weaning, you will hopefully feel relieved to have more time/energy to devote to other things. I had a bad supply with DD1 and my boobs dried up at 10 1/2 weeks. I felt really bad about it for a bit, but then I ralized how nice it was to have a baby who didn't cry all the time from hunger, and to have more time to cuddle w/her instead of pumping & washing pump parts, etc.

  

  
  

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• kspies member

  April 2011

  Man, I have mad respect for EPers. Anyone who can keep that ish up for a day deserves a gold star. You have to take care of you, too, and your baby will continue to grow and thrive! 

  
  

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