I’ve really tried so hard to BF DS (11 weeks) but it’s taken such a hit on my mental well-being. My DD (now 2) was a dream and I breast fed until 6 months and really wanted to do the same for DS but we’ve hit so many challenges.
he had tongue tie which we got snipped but he still continued to drop percentiles with very slow weight gain. He has silent reflux which wasn’t too bad but a bad cough later and irritated upper valve the reflux just got worse for him.
he would scream every time he fed and then would scream upon coming to the breast so I think he started to get an aversion. His nappy output had also decreased.
he also refused bottles up until yesterday (tried 6 different bottles) and thank god he takes them! I’ve given him some formula with prescribed gaviscon and now he’s sleeping like a dream!
feel like I’ve failed him :( not sure what I want from this post, just to put my thoughts down I guess. I know ultimately a happy healthy baby is more important so why does the mum guilt feel so overwhelming!