Mom guiltšŸ˜ž

My baby girl is 4 months old today, I was doing so good with breastfeeding!! I was over producing, but my husband decided to give baby a bottle and my supply dropped and now Iā€™ve been relying on the formula because it is ā€œeasierā€. Iā€™m still feeding her from the boob throughout the night, her last feed and her first feed of the day. But I feel so guilty that Iā€™m not feeding every time from the boob. I only was able to feed my first for 4 months, and it KILLED me when I had to give her formula because she would not take my milk anymore due to me being on birth control, I literally cried for 2 weeks while formula feeding after I stopped breastfeeding. šŸ˜ž Iā€™m just so sad that this is happening again and tbh Iā€™m upset that my husband didnā€™t support me more in my journey of breastfeeding.šŸ˜­ He doesnā€™t even ask if Iā€™ll feed her, he just goes straight to a bottle every single time.šŸ˜­
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Hey mama, even one feeding for baby is doing wonders for baby girl!! Donā€™t feel bad! Every ounce matters

If you want to keep giving your baby breast milk you could pump and have it prepped so itā€™s easier for your husband to feed her?

@Michelle I donā€™t produce enough throughout the day to keep her full because my supply dropped.

Your supply will increase the more you latch. So just start latching more and less formula.

I got to that point and would just collect what I did pump Maybe after every 3 pumping sessions I would get one bottle but that was at least one more breast milk bottle she would get But yes itā€™s a hassle! Donā€™t feel guilty at least sheā€™s getting some throughout the day and even if you decide to stop at one point the fact that she received any amount of breast milk is still so good !

you CAN combo feed!!

Iā€™ve been formula feeding since the second weekā€¦ my hormones dropped and supply went down to literally nothing- she wasnā€™t gaining weight and upset all the time- fast forward now 4 months later I have a super healthy baby who sleeps 12 hours through the night.- formula isnā€™t the enemy lol and itā€™s not a bad thing for some things to be ā€œeasierā€ā€¦ instagram And social media has demonized it, but it can be a lifesaver for a lot of usā€¦ try not to be so hard on yourself- 10 years from now your baby isnā€™t gonna be asking you if she was breast or formula fedā€¦ Iā€™m not trying to make you feel Bad- I went through a ton of shame about not being able to- but Iā€™m over it now and sick of how people made me feelā€¦now I kinda just laugh it off- find a good high quality European formula, preferably goat.. she will Be fine

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