Anyone else hate breastfeeding…

… but do it anyway? I decided before my daughter was born that I would combi-feed. Formula worked so well for us first time round that I wanted to do it again and I would try BF again. Compared to last time, BF has been so much easier. I have a good supply; she latches well (enough - it’s shallow but it’s there). But… I hate it. I hate the feeling of it from beginning to end! But she is loving it and wanting more. She even flipped her little body sideways the other day looking for boob so she’s dictating. I can’t be the only one who hates it???? I will continue cos I know it’s good for her and apart from the feeling of hating it, it’s actually working okay but ugh. Just needed to offload!

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I don’t love it. And I find it really painful. But I found this with my first too and then after about 2 months I started finding it really easy and hated sterilizing bottles constantly so it became my go to and I breastfed a year. Hoping it’ll be the same this time but right now it’s hard!

I felt like this with my first and also now and its always been uncomfortable for me but I just love the connection and also seeing how content she is and also it's one less thing to worry about in terms of sterilising and having it whenever they're hungry ready to go. It might also be the hormones that are causing you a sensory overload. I hate the constant touch and now I don't even want to touch my husband as much or have my toddler touching me. This is all very normal and I still managed to BF my first for 2 years and haven't regretted it once.

I’m doing it for my second baby too but I hate it with a passion. There’s nothing about it I like at all, didn’t last time either. I find it boring, sometimes painful and mostly restricting. Now with a toddler to deal with I feel like I’m just home bound. I’m already excited for the day it’s over but I will do it for him as he takes comfort in it. I’m 8 weeks in and it’s been harder this time due to prolonged hospital issues, tongue tie and weight loss but it’s means he needs it even more.

I don’t enjoy breast feeding particularly - it’s very time consuming and painful and I don’t like getting my boobs out in public so I’ve gone down the more complex route of pumping and bottle feeding 😂 takes ages and so much commitment but whilst I have a goodish milk supply I want her to have it!

I feel the same. I’m nearly 3 weeks in and despite help with latching again and again, reading all the right material and practising, it’s still painful! She’s getting plenty of milk which I can see and gaining weight very well. So I know she’s latching well enough but I can also see she’s not quite 100% in the correct posting. She’s also rearranged herself to a painful latch 😩 I feel like I have not choice in a way as it’s so good for baby and like it’s been said, she enjoys it so much and wants me. 🥺

I’m really struggling with my latch. I thought it was decent but this morning I woke up with a rock hard boob and milk leaking. Was worried I had mastitis but just engorgement probably from not emptying all the milk.

I’m currently going through a phase of waking up with really hard boobs, it’s so painful! I think the supply demand is still figuring itself out, if I don’t feed every 2 to 3 hours it leaks a lot as well I think this is normal though, unless there’s redness and other symptoms like mastitis.

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