Baby is 5 months now and breastfeeding has been a difficult and painful journey from the off. I’ve had SO much support; midwives, health visitors, private tongue tie specialist, 2 private lactation consultants, cranial osteopathy, groups but it just isn’t working out well for us. I’m gutted as I fed my eldest for 15 months.
I’m ready to stop feeding her now but the age old question is how, when she won’t take a bottle and barely enough from a cup? She’ll mess around with both but most of the milk dribbles out so she’s not taking a full feed by any means.
Am I just destined to have to carry on feeding her? I know once she’s established on solids feeds will naturally drop (as they did with my son) but I’m currently dealing with blocked ducts and milk blebs due to a shit latch that just cannot be improved.