u/360HanAm

We have a newborn who was by all definition fantastic with his formula and not really gassy other than normal burps between feeds but was very fussy and spitting up a lot. At the hospital they suggested us try the similac sensitive RTF and the mood change was instant. We had a differ formula at home and Dr said changing should be ok

We changed to bubs whole milk and he was ok for 2 or so days (around 20ish oz) was seeking really full and content, and the ingredients seem to be cleaner even the way it LOOKS it does t leave a film on the bottle etc so I would like to keep using it but baby gets the worst gas everyday from around 5-9 (not the whole time but a significant period during those hours ) and won’t burp with the formula throughout the day but fart pretty excessively.

How long do we wait to see if this goes away? Bubs does have a goat milk option that I have here should we try that. My baby seems so uncomfortable 🥺

I just had baby boy on Friday and everything that I wanted to do (which was a pretty short list of things tbh) went to shit

After dilating to a 9 we ended up needing a c section, I didn’t get to do immediate skin to skin, dad didn’t get to cut the cord, I didn’t get to latch and I could only hold him in bursts of about 10/15 minutes for the first 2 days. We are all ok, dad is fine, baby is fine and I know the guilt I have around his birth is unneeded but I still feel so sad.

Now, I was in so much pain at the hospital pumping had to take a back seat, my nips are flat and he won’t latch. I have a pump that I’ve tried and I got some milk but he drank it and became super fussy (Dr suggested sensitive formula from the hospital and his whole demeanor changed from the regular formula so I’m guessing it’s something with my milk/diet) and is doing wonderfully on the formula.

I want to give up, I don’t want to be tied to a machine and I feel like pumping has the potential to throw me into a mental loop- does that make me horrible? I can’t gauge what will make me feel worse, pumping and being tied to times/spending money etc or the guilt of not trying hard enough

Side note: yes I’m going back to counseling.