Do I stop breastfeeding baby?

[Rebelwithallthecause]

I have an 8 week old baby who is breastfed

My older child is in and out of hospital at the moment and likely to be for the next few months but likely a year

With the virus I haven’t even asked the hospital if I can bring baby with me to breastfeed but I’m finding I’m getting quite upset each time I’m leaving baby for a day at a time as I have to then sit in the hospital and pump every 2 hours and my supply is really starting to mismatch the baby making things uncomfortable and stressful.

Do I just switch over to formula instead to take this away?

What would you do in my situation?

I am not too sure I’m thinking fully clearly what with the stress of the older ones illness and treatments

Would it be workable for you to take the baby to hospital and would you want to do this if it was allowed? If so I think you should ask the hospital, so you can at least make a fully informed choice.

If not then yes, I would switch to formula in your position. 8 weeks is a decent length of time anyway and no one could possibly judge you in your circumstances. Sorry you are going through such crap.

Are there times of day you are more likely to be at home with the baby than others? Could you combi feed?
To be honest it sounds like with everything that is going on, you need to do whatever is easiest for you right now. If that is FF then that is fine.

I'm sorry you're in this situation. I would definitely ask the hospital - more from the point of view that you might feel happier having the baby with you, and I don't think the baby would be at any higher risk than having you coming home from the hospital anyway, iyswim. If it would make it harder to have the baby with you and you want to concentrate on your other child when in hospital, please don't feel bad about switching to formula. You're doing the absolute best you can but you can't spread yourself too thinly.

Do whatever is best for all your family including you. Your older child will need you too so if switching to formula will make the juggling act even a tiny bit easier then do it. Well done for making it to 8 weeks. All the best for your older ones treatment.

When toddler dc was in for a week with croup I slept on the floor as ds a few months old( and ebf) had a cot in the corner and no room for a bed for me!
In your circumstances I would mix feed and store bm if possible but don't kill yourself doing so. 2 dc and 2 places to be won't be easy. Don't beat yourself up having to put 1 dc above the other.
I had a dc in /out of hospital for a year and left dc at home. Traumatic ime.
Regards to you.

Just do what works best for you, your baby and your family.

You could always try combo feeding for a while to take the pressure off. But yes, switching to FF now is totally reasonable and you should do whatever is best for your family. Well done for breastfeeding for 8 weeks and I hope your older child is ok x

It sounds like a very tough situation. If the hospital let you bring the baby, then that might be easiest in the short term, while you work out what will be best longer term. If they won’t, or if you do decide to stop, please do it gradually to avoid mastitis / engorgement etc. I hope things work out for all of you

I've been in this position and the hospital let me have baby in too .
My husband lost his job so in effect hospital became out home.. even though it is 90 miles away!
Hope you come to a good decision

Could you feed first thing in the morning and then again in the evening it you don’t want to totally stop?

They will let you bring baby with you, just chat to them about it.