Switching to formula and feeling guilty

Ive been EBF for 12 weeks, but am suffering from major ppd and ppa. Im on lexapro, just started Wellbutrin and occasionally take Ativan until the Wellbutrin kicks in. Baby pediatrician said this was fine as did my maternal psych but my anxiety is so bad im freaking out over every “new thing” baby does. Or if she stares into space im like that’s a seizure! Which is probably isn’t. But I am staring at every little thing she does. I know that anxiety would go away if I stopped bfing but I enjoy that time with her and I’m also anxious about formula and her not getting anti bodies etc. just posting for support/ guidance

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I really wanted to bf my bubba but I found it was so difficult to get him to latch and stay latched onto me, I didn’t wanna do formula but it seemed easier like if I want to have a nap in dada can go make the bottle and feed him for me, as for the “not receiving anti bodies” I was told collustrum (or whatever it’s called) from when u started breast feeding gave all the goodies that breast milk can give to them something like that? but don’t overthink about formula it still has good stuff in it for the baby, unless you really really believe that it wouldn’t be suitable then I say go for it but speak to ur docs first all the best of luck xx

I’m not sure why this came up on my feed. I’m a mom to a 15 and 13 yr old. But here we are. I didn’t mean to giggle but I did reading, “that’s a seizure” because you sound just like … a first time mom! 😂 I feel like this is normal and completely understandable. I checked my children’s breathing 400 times a day/night. I saw a spot on their arm and I assumed it was a flesh eating disease. They sneezed I freaked thinking Ebola. Take deep breaths and know all will be okay and she’s perfect. 🩷

Hey, well done for doing what is best for you and your baby! Breastfeeding is really hard and you’ve given baby a super start, if you need to not breast feed anymore that is totally okay. We combination feed, baby is breastfed during the day when I can cope and formula fed at night and I pump when I need to overnight. This might be a way for you to transition towards formula so that it’s not completely cut off cold turkey unless that is what you would prefer to do.

That mum guilt is crazy!!! I get it all the time and felt awful the first time I gave my baby formula. He’s combi fed now and I don’t think twice about giving him a bottle of formula. It’s been so much better for us as a family 🥰

I couldn’t get over the guilt of not being able to BF my first so I sourced some donor milk and she was on that for a year. Then for babies 2+3 I sacrificed sleep and pumped and BF every 3hrs round the clock for 8w to make sure I could BF and have a lil oversupply- what I couldn’t do for my first I made up for it w babies 2+3 lol. There is the option of donor milk, if that would lessen your guilt and you want baby to get antibodies when you stop. Not for everyone, but worked for me to ease my guilt. The formula that we did try constipated her badly so that just made my mind up to put her back on BM, just not mine.

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