I think I've turned a corner with BF-ing, I think I might be (gasp!) enjoying it!

[passionberry]

I feel like I have spent the first four months of DD's life moaning about BF-ing, crying about my sore nipples and staring longingly at the formula in Boots!

I didn't even have any major problems with it - just a bad latch at first which made me sore on one side, and not being able to find a comfy position to sit in ever which resulted in backache. Thinking back - the sore nipple wasn't even that painful but it made me feel AWFUL - really down about the whole thing . . .

Also, the whole cluster feeding thing was a massive shock - wish I'd been better informed about that.

I am now regretting giving some bottles of formula over the last few weeks to try to get DD to sleep for longer. Think it was the four month sleep regression and I should have been more prepared to wait it out as formula didn't help and I've stopped giving it now (luckily supply not affected).

Anyway - this week I finally see why people actually enjoy this! DD breaks off to give me these beautiful smiles, I can BF anywhere and it doesn't seem such a big deal now - DD is ok to wait till I can get comfy, my boobs have gone back to their normal size etc, etc. It all just seems really easy finally!! It has taken a good 16 weeks to get there though!

Note to self: next time, get a BF-ing cushion and lots and dvd boxsets and chocolate in!

Just wanted to share

Share away

I know how you feel as I'm in a similar situation - I hated bf DD1 as I was in tears each feed and stopped at 6 weeks as I couldn't take it anymore. DD2 is now 14 weeks and we're doing really well and I'm actually enjoying it as well (it helps that she sleeps so well...). It's such a great feeling each time I pick her up and feel how heavy she's getting to think I did that

Well done, you've done really well. it just gets better and better now.

Thanks crikeybadger!

Carikube - it's lovely to watch them getting chubby isn't it (I like to think of it as sucking the cake out of me!)

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Well done for sticking with it!

Excellent news - well done you.

I'm loving 'sucking the cake' out of you. This is definitely the case for my DS too!

Oh that is lovely :)

I remember this moment too - for me it was when I first managed to feed DS in public. I think he was about 11 weeks old, and it was in a Starbucks when we were staying down with MIL. I remember sitting there sipping my latte while DS happily fed away and thinking 'wow this is brilliant'.

Congratulations

That's a lovely post, passionberry - and congratulations.

It's actually good to hear this from someone who has been having a less than glowing time BF-ing (and yes, why does no one warn us about cluster feeding...?).

V pleased for you.

Brilliant post, thank you for sharing!

I'm off to add chocolate, DVDs and cake to the list of things we need to stock up on before baba arrives.

It was about the same time I started enjoying breastfeeding, and it really does get easier from here - well done you

wer-hoo well done!
gets even easier when they start solids

Fantastic. Well done you for persevering !

I feel exactly the same, in fact I really do wonder how people manage with formula, it must be such a hassle making it up, carrying it around, sterilising etc...
And you are so right about cluster feeding, no one mentioned it to me either!

Congratulations by the way!

:) well done and thanks for sharing.

All my ff friends are on diets and moaning about it, but people comment on how slim I'm looking - despite eating cake and chocolate in copious quantities daily. Suck away, DS. :)