My DS is 6 months next week. From the start we had problems. He was badly jaundiced, slept constantly. We went back to hospital and he had treatment. I was also I'll and needed to stay in for a couple of days. No wet nappies, needed formula.
I've had a couple of threads here, I did everything but he has always needed formula. Everywhere I turn it's the breast is best message, and I take that to mean I do not do the best for my son and my guilt and anxiety is crippling.
But the stupid thing is he does latch, he gets a wee bit of milk from me, I can soothe him when he's upset and it's the only way he will sleep! So I do it, a little.
The only thing I didn't try was pumping every 3 hours. I had a lactation consultant out the day I came home, ate oats took fenugreek, domperidone, nursing tea, tongue tie snip, cranial osteopathy... He would feed for 24 hours and hardly a wet nappy. I keep beating myself up because I didn't power pump.
Every feed he has 30 mins of boob then formula. It takes ages to feed him, and I've got to try and fit actual food in from next week! I've kept it up for 6 months. I should be proud.
But I'm still crying. I know formula is fine. My DS is such a beautiful happy boy, I can't imagine how BF could make him any better.
When does it get easier?
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Shantotto · 13/01/2016 21:18
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