Breastfeeding moms, can you relate?

You’re doing so great, breastfeeding is the hardest but most rewarding feeling, so surreal, I did combination feeding, I tried to pump but it didn’t work so just breastfed and sometimes supplementing with formula, it helped dramatically. If I could go back I would’ve bought a hands free breast pump and just fed her from the bottle so others could feed her too. Theres. Nothing wrong with these other options because a Fed baby is best. I hope it gets easier for you🥰

I switched to exclusively pump feeding because my girl was a super lazy latcher, possibly from having to be supplemented with formula for a week or so because I had gestational diabetes so they checked baby's blood sugar before every time I was to feed her and were worried about it getting low. Anywho, I got a hands free pump and it was AMAZING, I could still do most things, just couldn't bend over or they'd spill. And during the day sometimes I'd prop baby up in the kitchen in a playpen with a bottle so I could do the dishes, I'd never leave the room of course when she had the bottle. Baby girl could crush a bottle in 15 minutes (at night too) but she would nurse allllll afternoon if I let her

I had to topup my baby from Day 1 w my pumped bm (he lost too much and gained too slow) so luckily for me, he took both bottle and paci fine when needed, I think I BF 80% of the time and hubby did the other 20% even though yes technically he was EBF, gave me a bit of freedom. And the cloth? He sprayed and washed those too 😂 try collecting the side that’s not fed from, w a Hakaa (so you’re not wasting more time pumping) accumulate that and freeze when you have a bottles worth? Have you tried a bottle at all? If not just know that it’s a very temporary time mama we’re not Bf for long in the grand scheme of things. Delegate the other things if possible. It feels like we’re in a never ending bubble sometimes but that bubble does pop Xx you’re doing great.

No I love sitting on my ass feeding my baby and asking my husband do things for me. Although I hardly ever have to ask as he usually does things on his own of he sees it needs to be done. He does so much before he leaves for work in the morning that I pretty much only worry about feeding the kids, my job and making sire dinner is on the table when he gets home. My daughter cleans up her own toys so that's never a chore.

Last week I told my boyfriend one of us has to shovel and he said 'well one of us has to breastfeed but we know who that is'. He had a point but it would be so useful if he would breastfeed for a change.

i hear you. but its very satisfying for me to see baby chunky chunks and healthy but it takes away from other tasks but honestly they can wait