Finally gave in at 19 days & introduced formula into my Sons diet after exclusively breastfeeding
Our journey…
Born - 3110g
1st Weigh in - 2990g
2nd Weigh in - 3060g
(10 days) 3rd Weigh in - 3040g OR 3080g, the scales showed a discrepancy so had to weigh twice
(12 days) 4th Weigh in - 3090g
(17 days) 5th Weigh in - 3240g
(19 days) 6th Weigh in - 3240g
He had a tongue tie cut at 14 days, before then it was a constant struggle to satisfy his hunger… as you can tell by his slow weight gain
At his weigh in today his weight has stalled again, though the health visitor has said it’s nothing to worry about & she will come out to weigh him again in 3 days, it has rattled me.
He is constantly on the breast feeding, so I was expecting another good gain like the previous one. She suggested combination feeding with formula as I had had literally zero sleep in almost 36 hours by that point with his cluster feeding. I said no but as soon as she left & he seemed settled in his moses basket, I went upstairs for a nap & he immediately started to cry for breast
At that point I just said to my husband to give him a bottle of the pre-made 70ml Aptamil Organic formula we had bought & managed to catch 2 hours of sleep. I was woken up by my husband after the 2 hours for him to feed at the breast again. He took a good 15 minutes from me & seemed ravenous for it. He then slept for 30 mins & has now just woken up wanting to be back at the boob
I just feel like an absolute failure. Like I cannot satisfy his appetite even with supplementing him with formula. I’ve tried expressing breast milk too but barely get anything out, it’s so disheartening
Any words of advice on how to get through this please? Any words of advice on combination feeding whilst still keeping your own supply plentiful
Gosh this is tough. I’ve never experienced love like this before & i would do anything for my son but I feel like i’m failing him
Thanks guys x