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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, please read this reply because I WAS YOU. I had some sort of demon take over my brain and hiss "you must keep breastfeeding at all costs". I didn't sleep for months because I was triple feeding. I had no support, my baby had terrible reflux and threw everything up, she always seemed hungry even after hours at the breast.

I started supplementing and the world opened up. I could sleep, she was happy and well fed. Everyone was happier. I continued to nurse until eight months. It was the best of both worlds.

There is a combination of social pressure and an evolutionary cog in our brain that makes us keep going to feed our babies no matter what that can conspire so make you crazy. The feelings you're feeling are valid. It makes sense that you feel this way. All that being said, formula isn't poison! It's just food. I know you look at your baby and just want the best and purest thing for her. But someday she'll eat an Oreo and McDonald's and be fine. In two months she'll start eating solids. Just feed her, trust your instincts and I promise you will feel better in a week. [/quote]

DP. did your baby’s reflux get better when you started formula? mine did. I could never figure out why. [/quote]

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