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[quote=Anonymous]I breastfed my first child over a year. It was hard at first, but after everything settled in, then I loved it.

I am contemplating giving up with my newborn. It's been 4 weeks. For the first two weeks he didn't latch properly (so we gave him breastmilk through a bottle). Then he learned to latch but still only latches and sucks 1-2 a day. Other times, he refuses to nurse until he gets the bottle nipple. Add to that his demand has grown the past week to the point I don't produce enough anyway so we've been supplementing with six 2oz formula bottles daily.

I have odd symptoms. Apart from nipple soreness which is common, my breasts are sore to the point I can't sleep sideways, my upper back is sore, even when I lay flat on my back my breasts feel heavy and sore it disrupts my sleep. I pump every two hours, else my breasts feel rock hard and achy. I'm tired and fed up with muscle aches, aches on the , breast itself, the baby not improving, the frequent pumping.

So although I would have liked to breastfeed till one year old, I'm contemplating weaning by week 6. But how much of a difference does it make (immunity and health benefits to baby) if I hang in there till three months? How about six. My La Leche breastfeeding book makes it seem as even supplementing with formula is not as ideal for the baby and that freesh breastmilk is better than refrigerated milk.

I'm just really frustrated and trying to find reasons to hang in there. I've seen three LCs already. Or throw in the towel with less guilt if science backs it up.

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