My 8no is ebf and a nonsleeper, more or less, after 10pm.... I have stopped counting but he's probably feeding up to 10times a night. I am saying this not to moan or for sympathy but to give full picture.
Thing is, it means evenings out are hard to manage-running home to feed and no sleep in the tank-so I have gone to a few things that I 'had' to but really I'm not too put out, this will only be for a short time etc. I have a wedding coming up, 3hrs away, I have expressed though I find it complete drudgery and sometimes don't get a drop and whadda us know, I have a bottle, and beaker refuser. My (sorry, v long) AIBU is, why am I made to feel it can't actually be this hard to sort things when in fact he's still v much reliant on me and I can't leave him home overnight while so faraway. I have had 'I'm sure he'll take it', 'Would you give formula?' (Dont understand that suggestion when he won't Take the bloody bottle!) And 'He's on solids now. I know I can't bring him but have to be at my very good friend's wedding so now my oh going to skip wedding and hang around hotel with him so I can feed. That's fine but I know I am being seen to be making a big deal out of it and making things hard for myself I don't care how anyone feeds their baby but really feel I'm being portrayed as difficult for ebf still. Surely when a baby is still so small people should understand that it's not always easy to get back to 'normal life', whether ff or bf?
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Can't go to weddings, nights out (BF again!)
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mikado1 · 22/03/2016 20:59
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