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[loopylou86]

I had my LO last Sunday and he latched on (with a struggle) and fed for a few mins but once the MW left the room, he came off and couldnt get back on properly. She attached him once more and he didnt want to know. I was discharged 3 hours after I gave birth at 1am in the morning and that night and the next day, he refused breast. The thought of him having no food and sensing the few seconds he did attach he came off made me really upset and I opted to FF straight away. I couldnt see him starve.

I have tried expressing since and he got so settled on formula that expressed milk has made him agitated, unsettled and instead of going 3 hours between feeds, he hardly lasts an hour. He wont settle afterwards and its been so tiring. As much as a desperately want to BF, I feel its too late and I am so upset at the little support I got from the hospital. I wasnt ready to go home, I wasnt settled enough with my baby and I know he senses my nervousness.

 

[New2Bumps]

... it made me really upset and I opted to FF straight away. I couldnt see him starve. As much as a desperately want to BF, I feel its too late and I am so upset at the little support I got from the hospital. I wasnt ready to go home.

Join the club hun

 

[Oscar]

I had my LO last Sunday and he latched on (with a struggle) and fed for a few mins but once the MW left the room, he came off and couldnt get back on properly. She attached him once more and he didnt want to know. I was discharged 3 hours after I gave birth at 1am in the morning and that night and the next day, he refused breast. The thought of him having no food and sensing the few seconds he did attach he came off made me really upset and I opted to FF straight away. I couldnt see him starve.

I have tried expressing since and he got so settled on formula that expressed milk has made him agitated, unsettled and instead of going 3 hours between feeds, he hardly lasts an hour. He wont settle afterwards and its been so tiring. As much as a desperately want to BF, I feel its too late and I am so upset at the little support I got from the hospital. I wasnt ready to go home, I wasnt settled enough with my baby and I know he senses my nervousness.

Just wanted to say that this is exactly how my breastfeeding journey started. My LO wasn't interested at all for at least 48 hours but that wasn't abnormal. When he was hungry he made it clear, latched on properly and we were away.

It's also very, very normal for such a little one to only go an hour between feeds, breast milk is much much easier for them to digest and so they get huingry quicker - you're not doing anything wrong so please don't beat yourself up.

If you feel up to it/want to then you could call a breastfeeding supporter at the La leche league, just google them and you'll find a number. Or do you have any contact details for a local BF support group? It's by no means too late if you don't want it to be, hope you're doing ok

 

[loopylou86]

I had my LO last Sunday and he latched on (with a struggle) and fed for a few mins but once the MW left the room, he came off and couldnt get back on properly. She attached him once more and he didnt want to know. I was discharged 3 hours after I gave birth at 1am in the morning and that night and the next day, he refused breast. The thought of him having no food and sensing the few seconds he did attach he came off made me really upset and I opted to FF straight away. I couldnt see him starve.

I have tried expressing since and he got so settled on formula that expressed milk has made him agitated, unsettled and instead of going 3 hours between feeds, he hardly lasts an hour. He wont settle afterwards and its been so tiring. As much as a desperately want to BF, I feel its too late and I am so upset at the little support I got from the hospital. I wasnt ready to go home, I wasnt settled enough with my baby and I know he senses my nervousness.

Just wanted to say that this is exactly how my breastfeeding journey started. My LO wasn't interested at all for at least 48 hours but that wasn't abnormal. When he was hungry he made it clear, latched on properly and we were away.

It's also very, very normal for such a little one to only go an hour between feeds, breast milk is much much easier for them to digest and so they get huingry quicker - you're not doing anything wrong so please don't beat yourself up.

If you feel up to it/want to then you could call a breastfeeding supporter at the La leche league, just google them and you'll find a number. Or do you have any contact details for a local BF support group? It's by no means too late if you don't want it to be, hope you're doing ok

I am going to try nipple shields today, one last try and limit expressed milk to day and get him into a routine of sleeping at night so use FF. xx

 

[MilosMommy7]

the only thing my son could drink was Similac Sensitive (not sure if they have similac over seas though) he had such super bad gas that soy and gas drops didnt help either.

 

[Eve]

Hiya
I don't think anyone should ever feel bad about not breastfeeding, but I also think we have to be honest? I was told this with my first

you can get almost the same in formula than you can with breastmilk.

and I was quite upset when I found out it wasn't true! There are over 100 things in breastmilk that aren't in formula, from cells that kill cancer to those that provide passive immunity. As I say I don't think anyone should be bullied into breastfeeding, but I think we do have to tell the truth?
Leena

Honesty and informed decisions are needed when choosing between breastfeeding and formula feeding. If you can't breastfeed, you shouldn't feel bad because at least you tried, which is something not everyone feels the need to do, so right there you already did more than some... Just remember, every baby and every experience is different Again, good luck!!