I miss BF'ing

[Miss Hamilton]

I wish i didn't stop and was stronger at the start of things
I felt so down, tired and couldn't stop crying so me and OH thought trying formula would help and it did...
Until now, 4 weeks later and im missing breastfeeding Max so much
I have still got some milk but know he wont go back to breast after having bottles put in his mouth for a month

 

[bop&bean]

dont beat your self up about it. you gave it a try,which is something to be proud of.
just think if you'd carried on how tired and stressed would you be? remember your baby can pick up all those emotions.
I have bf for 5 months but gradually moving LO on to formula, like you i was tired cos he never slept for more than 2 hrs(sometimes even less) and when he wasn;t sleeping he was gurning or crying, which is hard work, some days i would just sit and cry and wonder what i was doing wrong he just seemed so unhappy most of the time ans he is constantly feeding from me to the point that i'm convinced that my milk just isn't filling him up. and i have to say he has been soooo much happier and content since getting some formula today he actually laughed and smiled with me while having lunch, melted my heart. I do hate the fact that i've admited defeat with bf but to see my boy so happy and content makes me so much more relaxed and happy so all round i think its for the best. you have to do what works for both of you.

 

[lanaross]

Hun what do you miss about breastfeeding? Can you put it in words? Is it guilt that he is not getting the best stuff? You can still pump, at least some? Or is it the intimacy of it or the fact that you are the only one who can make him happy?