Please don't judge me

Crequito · April 2013

Is anyone else looking forward to the end of BFing? I told myself I'd like to make it at least 3 months but I'm at the 1w2d mark and that seems so far away. LO wants to eat constantly and I know it's still early but it's hard being attached to her all day and night. I can't wait to start pumping so DH can take over a feeding or 2. I'm also dreading having to pump at work. They have a room for nursing mothers which I'll have to use since I don't have an office but I know I'll hate being away from my desk for those 20-30 minute periods.

I keep telling myself just one more day to get through it. Her pedi appt is tomorrow and I'm hoping all this feeding has brought her back up to her birth weight because if it hasn't then I'll feel like its all been a waste.

And of course I'm crying writing this because I feel like a failure for wanting BFing to end just so I can have more me time. I'm not having issues with latching and my supply seems good since I'm leaking from one while she's eating from the other.

SarahRae85 · April 2013

I'm planning to go a year, but I, too, am kind of looking forward to the end of it. A lot of that, though, isn't just the breastfeeding but also the constant neediness of the infant stage (I am ready for DS to be about 3 months old and socializing, thi

jahjbmr · April 2013

I'm exclusively pumping and want to be done soooo bad. I want to pump until September and I will have enough ready for December. I so want to stop now,

VPGIRL06 · April 2013

I pump AND have to supplement due to low supply. We EBF the first week but she lost alot of weight and was a wreckbad latch and I believe slow let down. I would have been fine supply wise but I was ignorant to the nuances of pumping vs breast feeding so I

MrsWindyCity · April 2013

Breastfeeding is so hard. I feel like no one really tells you how difficult it is, physically and emotionally, in the beginning. The first few weeks are the hardest, by far. And you will likely hit a growth spurt in the next week or so, which will make

Happy2BPregnant · April 2013

It will get better. I wanted to give up at first but around week 2 it got so much better. In the beginning, I'd cry every time he latched. My nipples were bruised and bleeding. I met with a LC and she showed me different positio

youenjoymyself · April 2013

My LO is just over 5 weeks, and we've been BF from day 1. It's tough in the beginning, but you have remember that both of you need to get the hang of it together. And the growth spurts do suck, but just embrace the special bond you're creating. These days

mhickey426 · April 2013

You are not alone it is not easy especially since they are so little and eat so often. I am pumping a little to give myself a break and give my Dh a time to bond too. I know it is good for her and do enjoy it but am also looking forward to being done w

leahstarrh · April 2013

No judgement here, I feel the same way. LO will be 5 weeks on Saturday. It has gotten a little easier since the first weeks, and I keep telling myself it will get easier still. My DH and I had a conversation the other day and I decided I would try my best

amykins1283 · April 2013

Me! I don't really enjoy it. DS1 had feeding issues and severe reflux so he was on formula with rice ceteal after 10 weeks so I had an excuse to stop. DS2, 5 weeks, has no issues and feeds really well. I told myself we would breastfeed at least until I we

Andrea+David · April 2013

I was wanting to BF for a year but after a month I'm having a real hard time especially at night since I have to be the one who gets up with him... We had to start supplementing at about 2 weeks due to his extreme weight loss but he very rarely will take

babymakin17 · April 2013

I hate it too !! DS was in the hospital at 2 weeks with rsv and they have drilled me that bfing saved him from being even more ill do now I feel like I need to stick with it. But I hate it. I'm gonna try to stick with it thru the summer but can't imag

watermellens · April 2013

No judgement - it's hard that's for sure, but it DOES get better. I BFed my older son for 9 months and was sad when we stopped. Things get much easier around 2 weeks and even easier around 6 weeks (from what I remember). Hang in there.

sdemilio1231 · April 2013

VPGIRL06:
I pump AND have to supplement due to low supply. We EBF the first week but she lost alot of weight and was a wreckba

Mmm79 · April 2013

DOn't beat yourself up. You feelings are VERY normal from what I have read and experienced personally. You're in some of the worst of it right now. I posted a L-O-N-G AW post on the Breastfeeding board earlier chronicling my struggles, b

RibbitGrl930 · April 2013

No judgment from me either. What has been the most difficult part of BFing for me is the fact that I'm the only one who can do it, which sucks for nighttime when he's super hungry. Hubby and I trade off duties every two hours at night (he tends to litt

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