Breastfeeding Do's and Don't's

[Reha]

Re: Breastfeeding Do’s and Don’t’s

@LucyMay

Thought I’d provide another perspective here.. breastfeeding for us did not go very well. I had cracked bleeding nipples and a really painful episiotomy scar (my stitches came undone and it was basically an open wound down there). I was also on antibiotics for the scar, and lost all my appetite. Anyhoo.. all this took a toll on my milk supply and my poor baby was starving. We tried everything for 3 weeks, but LO was losing weight at an alarming rate and my supply was the same. Finally started supplementing with formula, and she has been thriving ever since.
Those first few weeks were the worst of my life.. instead of bonding with my baby, all I had was horrible guilt that I wasn’t making enough milk to sustain her. I was so keen on bf.. never thought it would be this hard. Right now I’m trying to bf as much as I can, but formula makes up a significant portion of her milk intake.
I’ve come to terms with it. Ultimately making sure your baby is happy and eating well is what matters. Just thought I’d put this out there.. I wish someone would have told me this when I was struggling.
Good luck Reha, hope you have an easy labor and a happy, healthy baby

Thank you!

And thank you for talking about the other side of things. We can only try and hope for the best…rest is not in our hands so there’s no point in feeling guilty over it.

I am not into the mom-shaming aspect of it that I’ve come across on a lot of websites…where anyone who doesn’t EBF is not doing enough for her baby.

I want to try…but if it doesn’t work out…I won’t be beating myself up over it. My sisters have supplemented with formula for some of the kids they are perfectly healthy Mashallah.