Not sure whether I need advice or commiseration. I feel like ff top ups have reduced my milk supply and am really scared my baby may be getting so little bm from me that she will end up being eff.
Dd2 is six weeks old . I was absolutely determined to Ebf her after difficulties with dd1 due partly to tongue tie causing dehydration and jaundice . She was hospitalised for three days which was just horrible . After her first bottle she went on permanent nursing strike . Dd2 also had small posterior tongue tie too but was told by multiple hvs and the paediatrician this would not affect feeding .
Dd2 was a 10lb 6oz baby at birth and feeding appeared to be great except She lost and then did not regain her birthweigh and at 26 days was losing 10g per day. Tongue tie dissected to see if this assisted feeding. At this point although latch fine and no dehydration etc tbh if she had not been losing weight I would have thought she was fine. All the websites say as long as they are gaining it's fine but at this point she was still losing weight .Eventually HV advised ebm top ups-To cut a long story short dd2 still continued to lose weight and then as I had started to completely freak out formula top ups offered due to weight loss and weight gain is unsurprisingly constant . Hv said some women cannot bf due to physical contract of breasts BTW my boobs are totally normal and I was able to express milk and the milk itself looked absolutely fine.
I am still bfing 95% of feeds both breasts first then offering formula top ups.she will usually drain 80-100ml in addition to my bm. Scared to stop giving top ups but feel so sad and inadequate for failing again at breastfeeding. I so wanted to Ebf my db 