Does anyone else out there have tubular breasts? I physically can not fully breastfeed. I don't have enough glad to breastfeed. I tried taking meds to increase my supply, pumping, feeding every 1-2hrs and no success. I did this for 5 weeks, very tiring. This meant my daughter was failure to thrive on BM from losing too much weight. She is now fully on formula, and thriving really well. How did other Mum's who couldn't physically breastfeed deal with the emotions from not being able to breastfeed?
Wow, you seriously just described me, aside from the tubular breasts. I've been trying everything to help bring in my milk, from prescriptions to old wives tales, and I am just unable to produce enough milk solely breast feeding. So I've been supplementing.
But I know what you mean about stopping when you had always thought your Lo would be one of those babies who would just pop on when they were hungry, not all the battles to get the milk.
Its been hard, but I am down to 2 feeds a day of solely bm, and I am really disapointed, but frankly, better rested. It was too much. I feel like I let my daughter down, its not at all what I wanted to do, and yeah, I've cried over it, no doubt.
But, like you, I am glad to know for certain that my daughter isn't hungry because of my pride, or outside pressure.
Maybe next time it will work out, huh?
