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@Julia thanks! He’s on alimentum and had gained more weight on that alone than the combo. He was born 4lbs 9oz and is 12 weeks and now 9lbs 4oz. Eats like a champ. I wanted him to get as much of my antibodies as possible,but he got a lot.
I thought the same thing and felt really guilty but I have him as much nutrients as I could and I think you’ve done a great job! It sounds like he’s gotten all the good stuff!
@Julia true! It’s a tough choice, but one worth making. I will get more time with him and not have to be tied up with a pump. Even his pediatrician said he’s gotten a lot of the benefits already. I’m sure I can add in probiotic drops in his bottles if needed and once he starts solids, will get more nutrients there.
Yes! Do what’s best for you girl! Sounds like he’s happy and healthy and that’s all that matters!
Yes, I didn’t know how draining breast feeding and pumping would be before my LO got here. I get mom guilt while pumping sometimes because I feel like I should give my baby my whole attention and it takes away from her for that time. Do what you feel is best. Your baby will be happy either way!
@Madeline it’s so draining. And hard because you want to give them the best, but sometimes the best is another route of feeding.
Hello! I had my baby at 28 weeks and I pumped my soul out for 2 months. the stress of NICU and everything caused my milk supply to drop and i obsessed during every pump session about how much i was making. when i finally stopped i felt guilty but the NICU lactation consultants told me to be proud to make that decision to stop doing it. pumping is not easy and you did it while you could so try and be proud of that. it’s a hard job.
I'm in this same boat. My baby was ebf until we saw that he might have a soy/cows milk allergy too. But my husband and I think it might have been him only getting foremilk/hindmilk imbalance. We honestly don't know what it was but his poops were definitely not normal for the first couple weeks of November and he fell off his growth curve. He was born 5lbs 11oz. And then his pediatrician became really concerned when I mentioned the bowel movements and what I was seeing. So she gave us the alementum formula. I went back to work this last week and we gave him that during the day and his poops changed and were a lot better. Less fussiness and happier and fuller it seemed like. So I'm like back and forth on quitting breastfeeding and giving him formula. I have a stash in the freezer I haven't used yet so I could still give him breastmilk too. But if he's happier and fuller I just want to do what's best for him. But I'm feeling guilty.
Hey you! First off great job it’s hard but your doing amazing! I legit had all the same problems. I stopped a few weeks in not just for my sake but my babies! He eats like a champ and doing so great on Similac alementum!