Have you ever had an aversion to breastfeeding?
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I had that uncomfortable feeling but with my second I got such aversion I stopped quick which she didn’t mind, then did NOT last long with my third because that feeling came back felt my body repulse cringey idk I felt so bad for feeling that way they only needed comfort/to eat😔
Only while I was getting heavily pregnant with my second. I tried to tough through it but around 30 weeks I had enough and cold turkey my son.
I had dmer with my first and got over it by looking into it, realising I'm not crazy and then distracting myself during feedings by reading or watching something on my phone. I'm a sahm that cosleeps so bonding with my baby wasn't an issue and I didn't feel guilty about not being super present during the few minutes it would take to feed as it made the time go by quicker. We lasted a year before I had to stop feeding for other health reasons but despite never loving breastfeeding I was sad it ended. Currently feeding my second baby (6 months in) and although I don't have an aversion my body doesn't give me the happy hormones so I still distract myself as breastfeeding is really important to me but not something I enjoy.
Towards the end yes, my daughter was nearly 4 so I think my body was telling me it was time.
I was all set to breast feed my first but my milk did not come through. I had a difficult labour and was out of it after having my daughter (now 2 1/2). I had no desire to breastfeed, I wasn’t disappointed but wondered why. The midwife reasoned that it happens sometimes. I had amazing support from my partner who was able to bottle feed my daughter and bond with her while I was recovering from postpartum depression. I have just found out that I am pregnant with my second and I have said that I will bottle feed this baby also as I found it so much easier, albeit a pain buying formula. But it worked for me.
I had DMER and fed for 15 months, was tough. But then I got pregnant, milk dried up and DMER went. But, I then got what I’d call aversion, letting her nurse was really hard. She still wanted to all the time for comfort. Weaned her cold turkey at 21 months.
I hated every single second of breastfeeding the entirety of the time I did it. I BFed until the first birthday and that was it.
Look into D-MER. I had it with my son and I made it 10 months but it was honestly very rough, I barely made it and I feel like it affected my relationship with him so much. I'm not breastfeeding at all this time.