DS was ebf until weaning at 6 months. Struggled to get him to take solids, then 3 weeks ago was admitted with severe anaemia, which apparently he had from birth but we were unaware of. He had no symptoms apart from being pale. Recently he has had gastroenteritis and a nasty virus last week.
He has always bf well despite all this, and the drs tell me now his anaemia is being treated his appetite should increase as he'll have the energy to eat properly. So far they are right but the last few nights he has been bf every 1.5-2hrs and v frequently through the day. He won't settle without bf and gets hysterical if I try. He also has started biting me during feeds (teething) and this morning am at the end of my tether.
MIL trying to help keeps insisting I stop bf altogether, which I'm not happy to do (want to continue til he's 1). Yes I agree with her that all this is making me extremely tired and frankly ill, but feel there has to be some other way forward. She has always stated stopping bf is the solution to any issues we've had btw, and really doesn't understand it at all. DS has always been a poor sleeper but about a month ago settled himself into the perfect (IMO) routine of last feed at 11 then waking at 5. This was until he became ill, and I feel that since we had that routine before , we can achieve it again.
I know he's recovering from a lot and it may take some time, but surely stopping bf altogether can't be the only option can it??