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19-4-2009 - stopped breastfeeding

My mood while writing this blog:
sad

I officially stopped breastfeeding Friday. I have mixed feelings about this. I loved the closeness between my LO and I while breastfeeding, but she wouldn't take a bottle anymore and I was starting to feel overwhelmed with being the only one who could feed her (I've never been any good at pumping, could never time it right between pumping and the LO needing a regular feeding), and I have the baby blues right now, which just adds to the feeling of failure. I have breastfed all 3 of my kids, but end up feeling the same about it, the longest I lasted with any was 6 weeks. I stopped breastfeeding for selfish reasons it seems.

I tried to talk to my LO's pedi about which bottles to use and which formula, but she wouldn't recommend anything!! She said breastfeeding is best (ok, I already knew that, it's why I breastfed in the first place!). So then that made me feel bad that I would even consider using formula!

Even my mother, who formula fed all her babies, tried to talk me out of using formula!

2 Comments on stopped breastfeeding

us2girls - Friday, 8 May
your lo is really cute - and i really like her name - very pretty and unique. at 4 weeks my lo went on a nursing strike b/c my flow was too slow for her. bf sessions were taking an hour each time from day one - finally she got too frustrated. couldn't blame her. but my supply is good - kind of confusing. i have been pumping since then and it is almost 8 weeks now. don't think i can make it much longer - even pumping sessions are 30-45 minutes long - with double pumping - this whole thing is soo time consuming. i havn't figured out how to pump and have a normal life at the same time. i personally think people who bf a lot and for a long time just have good boobs for it and kids that latch on perfectly and are contented with the boob. what do you do with a baby who can't tolerate the boob for whatever reason?? some things in life i have learned you just can't control. don't think of it as being selfish - it is not as easy for some as it is for others. i was only bf for 6 weeks and have had no health problems, hardly ever sick so i don't really buy the whole thing that you have to bf for a year to give your kids the benefits. whatever. i am depressed about things right now because i feel i have to quit soon. i just can't take the hours of time it is taking out of my life and let me tell you if i had another kid i wouldn't have been able to do what i already have been doing anyway - you did great for having kids. i have talked to other moms about this and they all said they were depressed when they stopped but then felt better. they also told me while i was still pregnant to be prepared if bf wasn't easy bc for most it is not easy and they told me i would feel pressured to bf from all the lactation people etc. i think it is horrible how bad they make people fee for not bf. my mom said in her day no one cared and people thought formula was just fine. sometimes i wish it was still that way today. sorry for venting but when i read your blog i couldn't help but relate. god help us both get through this!! i think we will feel better in time.

sdluvbug - Tuesday, 21 Apr
I have had the same feelings myself, I just don't produce a lot so I had to supplement, and now he's strickly on the bottle. But if you're overwhelmed and need a break it's ok if you use formula. I think it's the first few weeks are the most important and you did what you could. See how you feel after a week of not breast feeding before you get down about it. I bet you'll start to feel better about everything and glad you desided to stop nursing.

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