5 days into breastfeeding and I think I'm going to give up

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I had no idea how hard this would be. If I could just get the latch right regularly I think I'd be a lot better, but she just won't open her mouth.

She also won't sleep anywhere but on us... How does that work when DH goes back to work? If I formula fed he could do an equal block of time with her. Or maybe a dummy would really settle her, but I'm too worried about it interfering with breastfeeding.
It's only 5 days in but I'm not sure how much longer I can go with 3 1 hour naps a day

I can't enjoy her just constantly trying to stay awake all night long or struggling to get her to latch on.

Help :(

Such a sensible response. I don’t know why women put themselves through it when they could bottle feed. Also stay off social media. So much bollocks on there about perfect babies breast feeding perfectly. Do what’s best for you, your baby will be fine however you feed.

I have 3 DC. DD1 didn’t have a dummy until 3months, DD2 was a week and DS1 was a a day! It takes a while for them to get the hang of the dummy but once they do it’s a game changer. I breastfed all 3 of mine too and they managed switching between the dummy/breast just fine.

breastfeeding is really tough but does get easier and is so easy in longer term. I was pleased if I went to a baby class and wanted to pop for a coffee afterwards with the other mums I could just go, others couldn’t because they didn’t have a bottle. Just makes your life easier.

one of my friends is having a lot of success with combination feeding so perhaps that’s worth a try, might be best if both worlds.

Ultimately don’t guilt trip yourself happy mum, happy baby.