Frustrated BF

wandsandwine · December 2014

We've almost always supplemented with LO, around month 3 we hit a sweet spot and didn't have to but now it's getting to a point where I'm thinking of just calling it quits on BF. LO is so unbelievably hungry these days, waking up twice a night instead of STTN like he was. He's distracted, hits, kicks, is starting to bite, unlatches a million times then cries when he does. I just am at such a loss of what to do and I'm thinking of maybe doing EP if not just fully stopping. There's such guilt to it though. Any moms who have transitioned have any advise?

shevaCC · December 2014

No matter how you feed your baby, he'll turn out just fine. In fact no one will know or even ask how he was fed in a year when he's eating real food and drinking cow's milk from a cup. You're doing just fine.

That said, how are your bedtime/MOTN nursing sessions? Does he nurse well then? I'm guessing he's waking up more since he's too distracted to eat enough during the day. He probably wants to learn about everything and not miss a thing. If so, can you make nursing more boring for him? A quiet, dark room with few distractions? You also can start to gently set limits on his nursing behavior. I hold DS's hand or pin it down so he doesn't hit/scratch me. Every time he bites I immediately unlatch him. First time for a few seconds, but each subsequent bite in a nursing session I wait longer to try again. Maybe these ideas will help make nursing more tolerable/enjoyable for you, but if not, don't feel guilty for whatever you decide is best for your family. And you can always change your mind down the road.

blondee4685 · December 2014

I totally agree with above comment and changing where you nurse. My LO goes off and on the boob lots during nursing and I just try to wait for my let down and he usually calms but I do take his back the entire time to get him to relax. Don't forget your LO could be going through a sleep regression which could explain then wakenings. You could pump and add formula to the BM so LO is getting both and maybe it will get rid of the guilt you feel. When my LO bites I slightly flick his mouth and he looks at me and I tell him NO and it only happened 3 times. But do what you need to do to be happy and for LO to be happy. BF is so hard and I feel your pain.

wandsandwine · December 2014

@lizziebennett‌ I am so jealous of how much you're able to pump! What is your pump schedule like? How often/ for how long?

wandsandwine · December 2014

Thank you !!! This may be the route for me

Cat&S · January 2015

@lizziebennett‌ that's awesome. Don't you feel engorged going that long between pumps though? I bf at home and pump at work and get uncomfortable if I go more than 3-3 1/2 hrs between pumps. I try to pump three times in 8 hrs...even dropping to twice gives me plugged ducts and very uncomfortable boobs.

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