Hi all! I am seriously considering switching to EFF. Can you give me some pros and some cons regarding EFF?
I’ve only been surrounded by EBF moms and I was also planning to EBF, but after so many difficulties and many days of crying, I have to consider EFF. I managed to breastfeed for a bit over 6 weeks and I’m exhausted and it wasn’t the experience I was expecting nor wanting.
LO is 6 weeks old and since birth she has had troubles latching and after a period of triple feeding, then exclusively using the nipple shield, then exclusively breastfeeding, she is back at screaming at the breast and won’t take the nipple. This time around though, she won’t drink well with the shield either. I don’t hear her swallowing as often as she used to and she lost weight.
Now I’m thinking to do combo feeding but I don’t know where to start.
Should I start with the breast and let baby finish and then give her a bottle of formula?
How much formula though and usually she falls asleep on the breast? Should I not let her fall asleep and give her the bottle before that? How often should I do this? How many bottles a day? Will my supply tank? I don’t want to pump every time I feed her, I did that for two weeks and it was the worst time of my life.
I’ve also read that some moms give their babies a bottle first and then let them finish at the breast so that they can associate the breast with a positive experience of getting full and falling asleep.
Anyone can give me a schedule that would work and wouldn’t include pumping, unless it’s once a day only?
I’m planning on doing this till she’s three months old and then revisiting if she can go back to EBF or EFF.
LO is 6 weeks old and since birth she has had troubles latching and after a period of triple feeding, then exclusively using the nipple shield, then exclusively breastfeeding, she is back at screaming at the breast and won’t take the nipple. This time around though, she won’t drink well with the shield either. I don’t hear her swallowing as often as she used to and she lost weight.
Now I’m thinking to do combo feeding but I don’t know where to start.
Should I start with the breast and let baby finish and then give her a bottle of formula?
How much formula though and usually she falls asleep on the breast? Should I not let her fall asleep and give her the bottle before that? How often should I do this? How many bottles a day? Will my supply tank? I don’t want to pump every time I feed her, I did that for two weeks and it was the worst time of my life.
I’ve also read that some moms give their babies a bottle first and then let them finish at the breast so that they can associate the breast with a positive experience of getting full and falling asleep.
Anyone can give me a schedule that would work and wouldn’t include pumping, unless it’s once a day only?
I’m planning on doing this till she’s three months old and then revisiting if she can go back to EBF or EFF.
My baby girl is 6 weeks old and since monday she suddenly started to scream at the breast and won’t take it. She has already dropped in weight and I only caught it because I have a baby scale at home. I started using nipple shields again, because that’s what she would use in the first two weeks of her life, however, now she treats it as a pacifier. She doesn’t swallow nearly as often as without the shield and that’s why she lost weight.
We took her to the doctors today to rule out anything medical and there’s nothing wrong with her and they didn’t seem worried but I’m worried sick. Every feed now has become anxiety inducing and even had a horrible panic attack today. We’ve given her two bottles of formula today after being on the breast and she chugged them down. I can’t do triple feeding again, I did that for two weeks and my mental health plummeted. I really wanted to breastfeed her but I don’t know how to fix this problem and I don’t know what happened that’s causing her to scream and cry at the breast. I don’t recall any specific instance.
My husband is suggesting that we give up breastfeeding all together and start formula feeding. He is really worried about me and can’t bear to see me cry at every feeding now and he works weekdays so can’t help that much. I’m considering it too.
I really don’t want to give up but I don’t know what to do. Everything was going so beautifully, I just don’t know what happened. Any advice, please?