I would like to submit an anonymous post for non-judgemental advice/suggestions please... I am a mum of two with a 2 year old and a 5.5 month old. My youngest is exclusively breastfed and despite the first couple of months being extremely challenging, this has been such an amazing experience and journey for us both and we remain deeply connected to one another. I have no intention to stop breastfeeding at the moment and am happy to continue for as long as it works for us both but I do need a break even just an occasional one as I am exhausted and feeling very overwhelmed. My baby has been feeding every 2-3 hours day and night with the longest occasional night interval being 4.5 hours. My husband and family have been keen to help offer my baby a bottle or cup of expressed milk but we have not been successful yet in him taking anything more than the drips of tilting the bottle. He has also started just biting on the teat with his gums and getting frustrated. A doidy cup seemed better licking it up but still didnt take enough for me to feel confident being away. We have tried many brands and breastfeeding friendly teats as well as the doidy cup. We keep regularly trying in the hope well get there but I feel at my whits end! Im feeling increasingly anxious about going back to work later in the year and worrying I am doing something wrong. We started weaning this week with just a small portion of puréed fruit after his lunchtime milk feed now he is displaying ready signs so I dont know if the appetite for breastmilk will naturally reduce as more food is taken or whether food and milk continue alongside each other. Any advice/suggestions/similar stories appreciated thanks x
Posted on: Mon, 12 May 2014 09:50:13 +0000
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