i need your help and advice. My ds is 3 days old and my milk has just come in. I was planning on bf as I did with my dd. However, ds is a big boy and the whole "supply and demand" thing is just not going very well. I have had to resort to topping up with formula just so i can take a breath, as he is feeding every 90 mins for about an hour. My nipples are very sore and cracked as he goes at them like a bull. the positioning is fine, but even when i am feeding him, i can hear his tummy rumbling. I am debating about whether to express and give him breast milk that way. I was going to get an electronic pump in about 20 mins, hence the urgency for advice.
I know you are supposed to just "get on with it" through cracked and sore nipples, but if i have to stop, i know i will feel like a failure, and I just want someone to tell me what the best thing to do would be. Do i express and give ds breast milk, or do i stop altogether and go with formula? I am so confused (and sore!)