Breats feeding help PLEASE

[VegansTasteBetter]

This might be long,

I have one 13 month old that never latched properly and the result was that I never could make enough milk for her too feed, I mix fed from birth almost and stopped after 3 months. Also I couldn't get anything from pumping.

I also have a nearly 6 month old who I tried to bf exclusively but I have been constantly undermined by docs and nurses because he is bottom 5% but was born big. He has shown no ill health but I was pressured in to supplement. Which I now do 3x a day (4oz each)

He is currently teething and has been for about a month (still no teeth) but unlike with my daughter it is causing him huge pain, his body is convulsing and twisting it's horrible. The writhing around mostly only happens at night though but it means I am getting no sleep. Also he was still feeding every few hours at night but now he can't really due to the screaming.

So wtf do I do? Do I switch him to formula? I am losing my mind. He is nearly 6 months but I had so hoped to make this work for him...

vegans - how difficult for you and him....but am I missing something? How would switching to formula help here? He is in pain, from what you say; formula would not resolve this.

it would be easier to feed him a bottle and for him to drink from a bottle. it's now he's hungry and in pain

I think that a baby who has bf for 6 months wil find bf just as easy as a bottle. Unless you have observed a difference between them?

Teething babies often enjoy the comfort of bf too.

Have you tried calpol / teething powders?

I'm sorry to hear that you are going through such difficult time. I think that switching to formula will make it even more difficult though. Instead of just putting him to the breast, you'd have to get up, boil water, mix formula, wash up, sterilise... it's such a hassle! Also, maybe he just doesn't want to feed at night. Babies do feed less when they are poorly which he clearly is. Hope he feels better soon!

sounds like you have done really well to breast feed him to 6 months old. give yourself a break. if your babs is used to bffing it is prob a comfort to be put to the breast at night. the teething business causes phases like this, mine was bobbing on and off the breast alot when she was bad. yours will come round. just keep offering boob lots. dose up on calpol.
i have to say though, convulsing and screaming sounds horrendous, are you sure its just teething?
its hard work. hang on in there with the boob it really is the best thing for them xx