Hi. I know there are similar threads on here, but I really hope someone can help me feel comfortable with a decision either way.
My baby is 7 weeks old and from the start we've been keen to breastfeed for the obvious health benefits for DD, convenience for us all and finances! We'd been breast feeding well (including in public) from just after birth until week 5 or so I thought. On a visit during week 5, HV expressed concern regarding some lingering jaundice, poor weight gain and infrequent poos. Things escalated to an unexpected and stressful hospital admission for tests where we were told that DD was ok, but all these problems were due to breastfeeding. Since then DD has continued to have poor weight gain, spends increasing amounts of time on the breast (often only 1/1.5 hours between 0.5 hr feeds) and is almost always very unsettled when not being fed (especially if not being cuddled constantly with a dummy in place).
We've sought advice from breastfeeding counsellors who have been lovely but can find little wrong with our feeding routine, latch etc.Today I expressed for a day and found my supply is low (despite often squirting when feeding in public!) so we gave DD formula... She was settled and content all day, dozing at times, happy to be laying down without cuddles or dummy, looking around and "talking" to herself or us. The only crying was when feeds were due.
I really want the best for her so I'm finding it very hard to justify carrying on breastfeeding when she seems so much happier on formula and we're not seeing great health gains on the breast. So my dilemma is - should we give up and go onto formula?
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Seriously disillusioned with breastfeeding - from big supporter to just about to give up. Please help me decide.
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Tinwe · 09/06/2011 00:46
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