My DS is 6 weeks and EBF. We've been in and out of the doctors and hospital for weeks, severe acid reflux, projectile vomiting, crying for hours, writhing in pain, the works. Every feed is a battle, he's distressed after every feed, almost every feed ends in tears (his; admittedly sometimes mine too) and it's just shit, really.
I bought a pump a few days ago, so DH could do some of the feeds and I could get a break from the crying, as it's starting to really affect my mental health. Except he's a completely different baby after a bottle, he doesn't fuss or cry whilst feeding, he finishes happily, usually falling asleep content, he doesn't do ANYTHING that he does after a breastfeed.
I looked into exclusive pumping, but it's so much work. I have no help for 12 hours a day, and a baby who likes to constantly be held. I have been managing to get 3 bottles a day pumped and I'm finding that exhausting and hard to fit in. He feeds a lot, so to pump that amount would be a full time bloody job. Props to those who do it, but I just don't think it'll do me any good when I'm already struggling.
I desperately want him to stay on breast milk, but not at the sake of my mental health. The only option to me looks like making the switch to formula?
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TheosMam · 17/08/2019 20:01
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