DD2 is my third child and coming up to 10 weeks. I have bf my first two (dd1 not without problems, and ended up mix feeding and ds1 bf till 7 months).
I love the whole idea of bf but in reality I am hating it this time.
I am breastfeeding for a total of at least 7 out of every 12 day hours of 7am and 7pm plus nappy changes and sleeping/cuddles and that is a whole lot of time away from my older two.
We have had weight issues and have been under the watchful eye of the hv (who sent us to hospital when she lost weight at 2 weeks). She averages now about 3-4oz a week.
And I am very uncomfortable this time, my boobs have grown bigger with each pregnancy and each bf and have not gone down, I am wearing the biggest bra that I can find which is a Royce 30L and I am still spilling out ridiculously. I have absolutely NO chance of bf in public.
I am actually feeling a little depressed about the whole situation. She is quite an unsettled baby who only sleeps when i walk her in the pram and wakes the minute we come back home so she is far from getting enough sleep. We are not too bad at night at the moment as we co sleep.
I just wish it was easy but i feel it is impacting on my other two. Will she still get some benefit if I start switching to bottles at 12 weeks? Is it selfish of me to put the needs of dc1&2 plus my extreme discomfort over those of my little baby?
Not sure exactly what I am asking, but I just need to know it is ok and that I am not the worst mum in the world as I feel like it. I know it is best for my baby but I just really resent it and actually feel like it is hindering our bonding but also know I will be depressed that it didn't work our how I envisaged it.
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