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is it too late to breastfeed?

coreybell13coreybell13 member
in September 2015 Moms
Sorry for the long post. my lo is a little over a month now, she's been exclusively bottle fed until i got a nipple shield(short nipples) and even then she's had maybe 30 minutes total in the week or so I've had it. Well i went to my follow up at my obgyn and she was going to put me back on the combination pill and i told her i was still sort of giving her breast milk (maybe half an ounce by pumping, which the pump isn't pumping as well but idk whats wrong with it or if i need a smaller shield for that) and she told me that the combo pills would dry me up and if i went on the mini pill that my dh and i would have to use condoms or spermicide(which before baby our only form of bc was the pill, neither of us like condoms and he has a reaction to the spermicide). When i do breast feed her it's not for long, 10 minutes at the most, she'll get frustrated and start crying when it starts to run out and she'll also knock it off. I had planned to get a small sized contact nipple shield this weekend and try that. My question is should i even bother now since she's older now or is there still some hope?
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Re: is it too late to breastfeed?

  • eajanvrineajanvrin member
    With my first we went to exclusively pumping and I was able to get her go back to breast feeding around a month old. She would still get bottles when I was gone for the day but nursed when I was around. I don't see why you couldn't try if you want to, it might take a few tries in getting LO to take back to the breast.
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  • eah325eah325 member
    I think you need to answer the question of how you want to proceed with your health (regular pill vs mini-pill). If you're not able or interested in using condoms/spermicide, then take the combo pill even if it dries you up. You need to take care of your own health and needs, too.

    It sounds like whatever feeding plan you've been doing for the last month has worked fine, so I would do what's best for you.
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