Quit Breastfeeding For Selfish Reasons
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Anonymous
| I would pump for a week and do all formula. See if is a fluke before making the decision to quit. |
Anonymous
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I stopped breastfeeding my youngest when he was maybe 2 weeks old bc he had a digestive problem. I *could* have pumped for 2 weeks while getting all potential allergins out of my system (feeding him formula during this time) and then followed a very strict dietary protocol (no dairy, wheat, soy, etc.) so that I could start nursing him again.
That seemed ridiculous so I never went back to breastfeeding. My son is now 5 and incredibly intelligent and healthy and awesome. |
Anonymous
| You will be a much better mom with sleep. |
Anonymous
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I don’t see this as selfish at all. In my experience babies are a lot happier when well-rested. This sounds like a win/win.
If you want to, you could keep giving the formula at night and combo feed. Your supply will drop but I don’t see the big deal with that. But stopping entirely is also fine. |
Anonymous
| Not selfish at all! I would do anything for a full nights sleep. |
Anonymous
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I have truly come to hate the breast is breast push for breastfeeding over the last 10 years or... the pendulum has swung the other way.
A Happy and healthy mom is what is best. Baby being fed is best. Your baby receiving some formula or even all formula is absolutely fine, and doesn't make you selfish or any other disparaging term. |
Anonymous
| I lasted all of 9 weeks with my first and didn’t even want to try with my second. No shame. Do what’s best for you. |
Anonymous
| Quit if you want. Baby will be fine either way. |
Anonymous
| This sounds amazing! Formula feed and sleep!!!! |
Anonymous
| Quitting is not selfish at all. Your child is well fed and well rested. And you get some sleep also. Sounds like it's working for everyone. |
Anonymous
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I say this kindly. It is not the formula.
I’ve combo fed and formula fed my kids. I used to work as a nanny. Some breastfed babies slept through the night, and some formula fed babies slept through the night. Some breastfed and formula fed babies didn’t. I don’t bring formula magically made your baby sleep through the night. It’s mostly likely your milk is not fatty and he needs the extra calories, or he is eating more from the bottle and that is helping him sleep longer. Quit and formula feed if you decide that’s best, but it’s not a magic formula that makes your baby sleep through the night. My combo fed baby slept better than my formula fed baby. |
Anonymous
that is what people mean by formula. nobody thinks formula itself has something in it that makes babies sleep. it's about babies eating enough and now waking up because they are hungry. all my kids slept through the night after like, just a few weeks. yup, formula fed, supplemented with some breastmilk for a couple of months. |
Anonymous
| Don't think of it as selfish. Think of it as promoting your mental health and your physical health (more sleep!). I had a similar experience and quit breastfeeding completely at 2 months. No regrets whatsoever; my child is now 2 and very healthy. (She also has a robust immune system, thanks to the boot camp effect of daycare...lol. I know the prospect of "better immunity" is what keeps some moms breastfeeding when they'd otherwise quit.) |
Anonymous
| Baby needs well rested mother more than the milk. |
Anonymous
| No, because mine were EBF and STTN around 6 weeks. It's not selfish to stop BF. If you want to stop, stop. Your baby is still being fed and cared for. You don't need anyone's approval stop, so please don't feel bad. |