Struggling with breastfeeding
I’m 4 days pp and combi feeding, my partner is amazing support and we take turns in the night but breastfeeding is really taking its toll on me which is giving me anxiety and making me feel down, could be combined with a touch of baby blues.
I keep going back and forth on the idea of switching to formula as baby seems more satisfied from formula compared to her cluster feeding all the time 🥹 I love the connection it gives me with her but I’m also dreading night time all day long 😭
I told myself I wouldn’t put pressure on bf but now that I’m doing it I feel like I would be letting her down if I stopped🥹
Just wanted to see if anyone had any advice or has experienced similar?
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4 days pp is such a difficult time emotionally. I was constantly crying at 4 days pp and struggling with anxiety, I felt really low but now 12 days pp I feel a million times better! It’ll get so much easier soon. Do whatever works for you to get through the next few days and then everything will seem clearer💗
Thank you so much for these messages, has made me feel much better.💖💖
I’m almost 4 wks pp bf and expressing and not gonna lie it’s tiring and your always watching the time to either bf or pump but it’s getting easier as the time goes by, it was quite difficult on the first wk but do what’s best for u and what makes you feel comfortable, formula or breast an fed baby is a happy baby ☺️
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Firstly congratulations on your little bubba 🥰 I’m 4 weeks pp and I am in exactly the same position as you. My little boy was tongue-tied so it made bf very difficult for the first week before it was sorted, and it put me off, honestly. We used formula very quickly as I was struggling to feed, I just didn’t enjoy it and still don’t really. I do it once a day and formula the rest of the time. All I would say is please don’t pressure yourself to carry on as your mental health is so important, especially in the early days. I hope this helps, and enjoy those early days mumma 🥲❤️