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[quote=Anonymous]OP here with an update - we're about a week into the our transition to formula. We looked at all the options (combo feeding, continuing to breastfeed, pumping), and we decided to transition to formula completely. I gave the first bottle of formula when we had visitors over and I didn't want to sequester myself in another room for 45 minutes. It was so much easier than nursing that I cried from relief afterward. I had no idea how simple it could be to feed him.

Baby is doing amazing and gaining weight beautifully. The last few nights, I've been able to sleep about 4 hours in a row because DH can do the first half of the night without waking me up. Baby still likes to cluster feed every few days and rarely goes more than 2 hours in between feedings (little guy wants to grow quickly!!), so this would be absolutely impossible if I was still the sole food source. I'm also so much more present, physically and mentally, for our toddler.

Thank you all so much for your kind words and the wisdom that you shared. These decisions feel so emotionally fraught and loaded when we're making them, and sleep deprivation and postpartum hormones make things even harder. I still feel some sadness that this was so hard for us and that we couldn't make nursing work. But I know that it was the right decision for our family.

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