Does anyone else find the anticipation of BF/pumping to be almost as bad?
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@Claudia I think the worst thing is that I know I could just stop BF tomorrow if I wanted to buy I feel so much guilt/pressure to carry on as all I hear is how beneficial breast milk is and I have it to give. Mum guilt is real. I always said I wanted to get to 6months (she was 4months this week) so I'm on some weird countdown.
@Carly I hear you 💗I feel the same mom guilt; however, my symptoms are so severe that I space out breastfeeding and I do it now occasionally sadly 😟
I was never able to pump due to this! I pumped in the hospital because I was basically forced to. I hated it. I ebf & breastfeed on demand to this day, I prefer my reaction with breastfeeding over the feelings I get when having to pump + the extra of having to clean the pump after every use, I can’t imagine how difficult it would feel if my son hadn’t had a solid latch 🫶🏼 I hope you can reach out to a lactation consultant about her latching!!
@Carly but also, fed is best! Regardless of what anyone says!! Even as a breast feeding mom myself; finding out breast feeding is not for you for any reason does not make you any type of failure 🫶🏼 it’s your life & you deserve to feel comfortable & confident in every decision you make that helps better yourself so you can provide the best love & care to your babies 🫶🏼🥰 You know your feelings more than anyone else would, and if your daughter isn’t latching to bf maybe she already knows somehow that breast feeding is not helping either of you in this particular moment. 🫶🏼
Pumpkin is def more horrid than baby latching for sure
@San all of the bad stuff without the consolation of baby cuddles
I felt that every time I was going to pump! You’re not alone, I cried every time. I found manually compressing to be less intense and at the same time felt productive because it was for my baby instead of the machine doing the job.