HELP! NEARLY AT THE END OF MY TEATHER!

[kandiizsweet]

My daughter is 9 weeks old an from the start i was exclusively breast feeding her, until she had a little problem with reflux so i then had to give her the bottle with gaviscon 3 times a day, because it was the only way she could digest the gaviscon, i continued to breast feed in between but slowly fed more on the bottle because now, my milk has completely reduced there is some but hardly any at all! I used to express an get a full bottle in like 5 mins but now im lucky to get half an ounce in an hour! I keep trying to get her onto the breast again but she for some reason does not like to be cradled in that position anymore!! She does still latch on but she starts to cry when i put her into position an then shell only latch on for couple of seconds an cry again!! Iv tried other breast feeding positions an still no luck! I don't want to stop breast feeding i want to carry on but now im so pissed off that i might just have to stick to the formula! Why is she not interested any more how can i get my milk back an how long does this all take? Thanks

Unfortunately it sounds like she now prefers the bottle as it easier for her than feeding from you. She won't want to wait for your letdown and as you're hardly feeding her now you've little milk to give/express.

I had the same situation with my DS who had a tongue-tie. I managed to express and feed via a bottle (a huge faff) until 4 months but my supply was always dwindling. I would get up in the night to express too.

You can get her back on the breast but you will need to cut out the bottles all together. First you need to pump every couple of hours to get your supply up and then make the switch. You'll have to pump a lot for a least a few days. Try a double pump to save time. You can get special teas to help with your supply too but be prepared to be smelly....Tiktok will no doubt have better advice than me. Good luck it's hard going.