People that stopped 6 weeks - 4 months

[sparkswillfly]

I stopped at two months because I was going through a rough patch I was struggling, I was exhausted and I needed help. The sensible part of me says it was the right decision to make at the time but the other half feels guilty every single day. I feel like a failure.

I tried to combination feed but it didnt work for us because she refused boobies.

 

[Alexas Mommy]

i think whether you regret it or not depends on the type of person you are, rather than how passionate you are. like, i'm the sort of person that doesnt really rgret things - not point in regretting what you cant change. if that makes sense?? at the time you made the right decision for you, so there's no point regretting it!

totally agree! I chose to co-sleep, for the longest time-it was tough, yes, but I loved it, and it was hard getting her to sleep alone-BUT I would never change that, because it was bonus quality time I got to spend with Alexa-that being said, I wouldn't do the same if I have another child-live and learn, but with no regrets!

 

[Alexas Mommy]

I stopped at two months because I was going through a rough patch I was struggling, I was exhausted and I needed help. The sensible part of me says it was the right decision to make at the time but the other half feels guilty every single day. I feel like a failure.

I tried to combination feed but it didnt work for us because she refused boobies.

You are not a failure, and you should not feel that way! You did what you could, and what you were comfortable with at the time-that is not something you should feel guilty, or inadequate about

 

[Mervs Mum]

I hate to read women saying that they feel a failure Sparks you are not a failure. You have and continue to raise a beautiful, perfectly healthy little girl. What you feed her doesnt make you a success or a failure - the way you raise her as a person is what matters and I think from the little that I have learned about you, you will raise her to be a wonderful woman with morals and values that I can only hope my daughter has too.

 

[alice&bump]

sparks you're so not a failure!!

 

[sparkswillfly]

thanks girls. Im feeling about down about the choices Ive made for her recently. youve made me feel a bit better.

 

[mama2b]

to those that stopped and regretted it.

I am so glad I carried on when I felt like quitting, now the worst is over xxx

This is how I feel to.

The first two weeks were a nightmare, I got so stressed and got really fed up with feeding just under every two hours but I was determined to do a minimum of 3 months (think I will do 6 months now)

Lucas is now 8 weeks old and I actually quite enjoy breastfeeding him, I certainly won't be stopping yet. I keep thinking that for every week I feed him myself I save around £7/8 which would be spent on formula and instead I save it back for when he is a bit older so I can buy nice toys for him.

In the early weeks i never thought i would manage it but Im so glad I got through it I think if it hadn't been for Lucas accepting a bottle of ebm in the first week id of definetely introduced formula.

 

[lillysmum]

with lilly i stopped at 4 months and really regretted it, so this time i am hoping to feed for as long as possible

 

[lorrilou]

i stopped just shy of 6wks with callum, some days i do regret it but on the whole i dont. it was right for us, i found it quite hard, callum would only feed from one side, i found expressing extremely difficult too. having said that i am going to try and bf this one and hopefully be able to do it for longer.