Sick to death of breastfeeding

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DD is just over two weeks I've been ebf and today I've just had it and I'm ready to throw the towel in. Ds is nearly two and I can't give him the attention I want to give him he's screaming at the door for his dad.

She keeps wanting to feed constantly then she will drift of for twenty minutes then wake up and want feeding again.

I feel guilty but I don't think I will be able to manage when OH goes back to work next week. The whole thing is bringing me down I went and opened the formula and made her a bottle and it just gave me a sense of relief.

So formula feed, it's fine! Do whatever works for you and your family. If you want to persevere with BF then others will be along to advise and reassure I'm sure, but you just need to weigh up your priorities and consider how much BF matters to you.

Don't feel guilty! Do what works for you, formula is totally fine

It really is fine. Happy Mum, happy baby. I did really successful mix feeding with DS from 6 months to 10 months and it was best of both worlds because I got really fed up of bf'ing at 6 months....but just do whatever is easiest for you. Fed is best. DS loves formula and his bottle as much as he loved boob.

Do what works best for you and your family. If that's EBF, well done. If it's formula, well done. If it's a combination, well done! It's not worth making yourself ill or stressed over. You and your babies will be much happier if you're happy for what it's worth both of mine were FF, I couldn't imagine having a baby stuck to me whilst entertaining a toddler too! Hats off to anyone who can do this! Just do what feels best and right for you all

Whatever works for you OP!

I often see threads on here of women with baby's who are ebf of varying ages and they talk about being exhausted, relationship suffering, depressed etc and I think why oh why do they persevere with bf to the detriment of everything else. There is a tipping point I think, where the negative effects on the mothers life and mental health outweigh the benefit being given to baby.

Plenty of people formula feed. It's absolutely fine. It's the bond with your DC's that's important, and if you are getting upset and anxious then that will be worse in the long run. Do what's right for your family.

I've been there myself. It took my DB visiting and seeing how down I was to 'give me permission' to mix feed, then fully FF. DD really thrived after that and I felt better which meant the whole family felt better.

It's a bottle, not poison.
It's up to you, no one else.

You've given it a go, it's not working for you, so move on with no guilt.

It's a really tough choice and we put so much pressure on ourselves! I have breastfed for years and it really is such a huge sacrifice, and for what? If I had another I'd aim to exclusively bf for 6wks then combi feed after that. I've given enough of myself already.