i gave in :( stupid me
I'm so mad at myself. I gave in tonight and gave my baby formula because my husband was bitching that he was so tired and that his heart was hurting(he has a heart condition that seems to worsen when hes over tired or stressed) that I just gave my son 2 oz of formula to shut them both up. Now I'm so distressed over this I yelled at my husband afterwards that I'm throwing the damn bottles they gave us at the hospital away and that he was being a jerk...I just wished I had support from him that I'm actually doing a good job at this breastfeeding stuff because right now I feel like a total failure.
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breast fed babies do eat more often as its more easily digested than formula, you're doing a great job so far momma & the more you feed the more milk you'll make :-)
If you decide to keep supplementing, make sure you pump so that you don't lose supply. This is one thing I kept telling hubby, that he needed to understand that milk was a supply and demand deal. If I supplemented I'd lose supply, he backed off and left me alone.
Do you have a breastfeeding support group you can attend? They are wonderful.
Good luck momma, I'm proud of you and by no means are you a failure. You are doing a wonderful job!