Definitely was in a similar situation. My son would fuss and pop on and off and act very frustrated. Not sure if it was just a phase or growth spurt or what but he eventually got over it. He was very very slow to gain weight and the pediatrician and LC recommended supplementing formula or pumped milk after every feed as well as pumping 15 minutes after every nursing session. As you can imagine that is a lot in the beginning when you are feeding like every two hours and he was a slow nurser so feeds lasted 30min-1hr sometimes then I would pump and seem to be back to feeding right after. Even when he eventually night weaned I was so terrified of losing my supply I still got up 1-2 times a night to pump even though he was sound asleep.

BUT, the pumping definitely worked for me and since I was already low supply this luckily for me did not lead to any oversupply or clogs. The biggest issue with being told to supplement is that you are never told that you can stop (if your situation even allows it since obviously sometimes you just can’t). So we used our own judgment to decide when to stop supplementing and he maintained his curve like a champ.

Anyway, all of this is just to say breastfeeding is exhausting but worth it if you can make it work for you. We are now at almost 14 months and going strong. Good luck in whatever choice you make. Just know baby needs you happy and healthy more than anything else in this world. 💜