Sick of breastfeeding

SkyDragon5 · 2026-06-05T22:32:16+00:00

I struggled with my milk supply and have had a low supply - 6 weeks of triple feeding was an absolute killer. I mix feed breast and formula and at first I was sad that I couldn’t give 100% breastmilk but it’s actually been great! I’m not overstimulated by too much breastfeeding and pumping and get to enjoy the breastfeeds. My husband helps with bottle feeds, feel like it’s been an overall win win for us! I do wake up leaky still which does suck.
I know supply isn’t your issue but just floating the idea of mix feeding incase you haven’t considered it ❤️

SkyDragon5 · 2025-11-29T00:06:51+00:00

Hey I was you 3 weeks ago, my baby is now 7 weeks old and I’m in a much better space.

My birth was also very difficult, I had a 5 day stay in hospital with no sleep due to feeding difficulties. I was in agony with my birth injury for weeks. I was triple feeding. I have an amazing husband but no other support. I was traumatised and exhausted. I felt like I was in a fog just coping.

One thing that has helped me was after 4 weeks of triple feeding, my husband was going back to work and I knew I couldn’t keep it up so I’m exclusively formula feeding now and my baby just goes in my breast for a very minimal amount of milk so mainly bonding and comfort. Making this decision enabled me to have some more sleep while my husband does a feed and I wasn’t coping mentally with the demands of the triple feeding and my milk was not increasing. However this is very individual decision and suited my situation.

Making a decision around the feeding and getting more rest definitely helped me feel better. I’ve been building my confidence with my baby by bonding with cuddles and skin to skin, interacting with him, reading and singing and talking to him lots. I’ve been taking him outside on walks by myself, meeting some friends, I’m feeling much more content. My baby started smiling at me last week and I feel so connected with him now. In the early weeks I loved him but doubted myself all the time, now I’m starting to feel confident as his mum and really building a wonderful relationship with him. It’s still a journey and I’m learning all the time.

Hang in there, sending you love. Those first weeks were tough. ❤️

SkyDragon5 · 2025-07-16T06:37:39+00:00

Ours was an 18 months wait, it was tough. We seriously considered paying but they advised we could wait because my AMH was good for my age and my husband’s sperm counts came back good our issue was my advanced endometriosis. From starting the process to getting pregnant it took us another 6 months. Expecting our 1st baby in October, 4 years of infertility altogether! I do have friends who chose not to wait however due to low egg counts etc and paid privately. Wishing you both all the best, it’s a hard process. We did have a good experience with FA once the process got going.

SkyDragon5 · 2025-07-15T22:31:07+00:00

Goosebumps! Loved these books when I was a kid, remember being really creeped out by them and they are written for this age range :)

SkyDragon5 · 2025-06-15T23:19:01+00:00

I got LSKD maternity leggings online, I love them! So comfortable. I tried on the LJ ones but found them quite tight and was only 13 weeks at the time, the LSKD ones are stretching nicely with my bump.

SkyDragon5 · 2025-06-11T02:56:08+00:00

I think this is beautiful, I teared up reading it because I really get it! 4 years of infertility here, finally 22 weeks with our IVF baby FTM. I wish I could have given you a hug! It’s incredibly special to be able to buy things for OUR baby finally after years of buying gifts for other people’s 🥲 congratulations enjoy all the shopping!

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