Stopping breastfeeding 10 week old baby, baby getting upset

[MumToBe1980]

Hi, I have tried to mix feed my baby for the last 10 weeks, exclusive breastfeeding did not work out for us, so have tried to mix feed, been trying to boost my milk by putting baby on breast at every feed, eating oats, drinking lots of water, taking supplements and pumping but my supply is still too low. I feed baby and 10 minutes later she needs feeding again. Also evenings have been awful with her rooting on me and getting frustrated and crying at breast and clawing at it, which is, awful to see and makes me feel so guilty that I cannot give her enough milk. Based on this I have made the decision to stop breast feeding. I am worried this is going to be quite traumatic for baby as she does love booby, how do I make this easier on her? Do I slowly stop putting her on breast or just stop and replace with a dummy for comfort? How did other mummies babies find the transition? Sorry for rambling on x

Similar story with me. I stopped by just not putting her on Breast, giving bottle when hungry and giving her a dummy for comfort. Good luck!

Just to let you know it’s perfectly normal to breastfeed a baby this often. During the evenings I often sat on the sofa feeding for four hours straight.
But if you want to switch, don’t feel guilty, just wear several layers so she can’t smell your milk and offer the bottle whenever she wants it (which may be really regularly). Feed on demand, not to a schedule.
Good luck

Sounds normal. Babies do need a lot of feeding when they’re young to boost your supply.

It’s also worth checking for tongue tie.

iggly she's planning to stop I think - she might not want to spend hour after hour feeding.

Do you do breast and then bottle if she is still hungry?
Maybe give a bottle and then breast once she is no longer hungry so she won’t be upset?

Sorry yes you’re right @converseandjeans. It might be that the issues meaning the OP wants to stop are only temporary but fully appreciate that the OP has made her decision.

You have every right to choose to stop breastfeeding- you have to do what’s right for you and your baby. However, just to flag that at that age, your baby constantly rooting and crying for food when they’ve just fed isn’t necessarily a sign your supply is too low - it’s normal newborn clusterfeeding which actually has the effort of boosting your supply long term. If you can get through it (and it is hard), it gets a lot better after that (I’m still unexpectedly breastfeeding at 8 months after a tough start), but as I say, it’s totally your decision. I just didn’t want you to stop solely due to thinking you had supply issues if that wasn’t the case x