My dd is 2 weeks old and is bf. Sometimes I manage but other times I'm in floods of tears as my nipples are so sore and I'm physically and mentally exhausted. We have invested in a medela swing pump which is great, and ive been able to express a couple of ounces each time. Last night was pretty bad and the pain was terrible, but I've had various people check her latch who have said its fine and it's just that my nipples need to 'toughen up' but they don't seem to be getting any better (I've been using lanolin cream too). I had a couple of ounces stashed in the freezer so OH took her this morning and fed her from the bottle, which she has taken to really well. I am really keen on building up a good stash of breast milk so I can feed her mostly from the bottle as I feel it would be a lot easier for all of us, as OH can help out more too. I'll still feed her from the breast sometimes when possible.
He's suggested feeding her formula for a few days whilst I express, so we can build up a decent supply of breast milk to start using. At the moment I'm bf, then not getting much when I express due to this, then using up the milk I've expressed so I don't really have any to use when I really need it if that makes sense?
Sorry I'm rambling a bit! Do you think this is a good or bad idea? Hopefully it all makes sense!