My DS is 10 weeks old and for the past 3 weeks he has been on formula, the reason..... had dreadful problems with thrush, bleeding nipples for 2 weeks kept feeding him. GP never examined me when after two wks and said i was in constant pain, said to continue with creams drops etc. two days later i ended up in hosptial for three nights with bilateral mastitis! i have never felt so unwell in my life, one second i was feeling a bit off, next temp was sky high and i was getting anti-biotics through an IV. needless to say a very traumatic time being separated from DS. So he went onto formula and was instantly a happier baby! had been crying a lot before, obviously very hungry and getting mouth fulls of blood!
Formula was the last thing I wanted but I knew it was best for both of us, going back to BF was not an option as the mastitis was so bad, the pain was still terrible and i felt so sick on the anti-biotics!
anyway i am rambling! i now feel so guilty that my DS is on formula. i feel that people are judging me when i buy it or if i need to feed him when i am out i just want to say to people why i was unable to BF! Am I nuts or is this a normal feeling!! I know he got all the good stuff in the 7 wks I did feed him but I sometimes still wish I was feeding him :-(
At least the next time round I will know what to look out for if it's going wrong!
Thanks for listening to my ramblings! :-)