Please. Please, please, please convince me not to stop breastfeeding.
I can't do this anymore. My darling DD feeds on the hour. She is 4 months old. She has been feeding on the hour for 2+ months. She didn't USE to eat on the hour, it was every 2 hours like clock work. Now she feeds on the hour, and sometimes more often. She won't eat for more than 7-10 minutes at the most during a feeding. I have tried switching sides, laying down when I feed her, nursing necklaces, changing positions, ect ect ect. She just won't do it.
I don't want to do this anymore. I literally spend a lot of the day in bed still nursing her, because it starts just as quickly as it stops with her. She gets mad REALLY fast if she doesn't eat. She won't take a paci if she would rather eat. All she wants, in her little world is to just be eating pretty much constantly. My DH and I are both at our wits ends. I am constantly engorged because she eats and eats and eats, gets milk started and then won't drain a breast. Or, she will have a few of these super short feedings and then DRAIN the hell out of it. She can't figure it all out, and I am so sick and tired of it.
I know it's what's best for her. But I can't even get meals in, or regular showers, or errands, or ANYTHING. It's amazing how much I CAN'T do because of this. I just want to brush my hair, and eat a meal on a semi-regular basis. I get to the point where I just give up, and I just don't even try to eat any meal in a given day except for dinner. Which, I can only imagine is messing with my supply.
Please. Pointers, tips, suggestions, camaraderie whatever. I don't know what to do here.
I can't do this anymore. My darling DD feeds on the hour. She is 4 months old. She has been feeding on the hour for 2+ months. She didn't USE to eat on the hour, it was every 2 hours like clock work. Now she feeds on the hour, and sometimes more often. She won't eat for more than 7-10 minutes at the most during a feeding. I have tried switching sides, laying down when I feed her, nursing necklaces, changing positions, ect ect ect. She just won't do it.
I don't want to do this anymore. I literally spend a lot of the day in bed still nursing her, because it starts just as quickly as it stops with her. She gets mad REALLY fast if she doesn't eat. She won't take a paci if she would rather eat. All she wants, in her little world is to just be eating pretty much constantly. My DH and I are both at our wits ends. I am constantly engorged because she eats and eats and eats, gets milk started and then won't drain a breast. Or, she will have a few of these super short feedings and then DRAIN the hell out of it. She can't figure it all out, and I am so sick and tired of it.
I know it's what's best for her. But I can't even get meals in, or regular showers, or errands, or ANYTHING. It's amazing how much I CAN'T do because of this. I just want to brush my hair, and eat a meal on a semi-regular basis. I get to the point where I just give up, and I just don't even try to eat any meal in a given day except for dinner. Which, I can only imagine is messing with my supply.
Please. Pointers, tips, suggestions, camaraderie whatever. I don't know what to do here.
for you. Those first few months are SO hard. Okay- thoughts- in no particular order. You say you're getting engorged- that's a good sign that supply is not a problem. Is she having enough diapers? What does her poop look like? How often does she poop? Is she showing any signs of reflux? Does she show any signs of reflux? Reflux babies like to nurse all the time to keep the acid down. Do you have a sling or carrier so that you can walk around while she nurses and maybe do a few things? Do you have someone who can come help for a couple of hours a few times a week? You need a break to eat and get a shower while you know that babe is held and safe.
from me, I know it's intense, but you will regret if you quit now. (she said, with a giant preschooler hanging from her boob)
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(not a lot of consolation, huh? 
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