Hun, you don't need to make a decision yet You have time on your side hun. Right now your baby needs to be fed, so do that however it is working best for you. If you are not feeding him from the breast - at all, or for a feed - then expressing to keep up your supply will help keep your options open. Each feed is a different story, not an all or nothing decision. Just take things one feed at a time, and when you have some more information and some time to think, you might like to make a decision then. Some mums take weeks or months to get things working well and still go on to feed for a year or more. Take your time and give yourself some rest if you can. If you decide you want to keep feeding, there will be a way with the right help. If you decide that breast is just not right for you at this time, that's ok too and you can make that decision knowing that you've thought it through and have tried your best.
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You have time on your side hun. Right now your baby needs to be fed, so do that however it is working best for you. If you are not feeding him from the breast - at all, or for a feed - then expressing to keep up your supply will help keep your options open. Each feed is a different story, not an all or nothing decision. Just take things one feed at a time, and when you have some more information and some time to think, you might like to make a decision then. Some mums take weeks or months to get things working well and still go on to feed for a year or more. Take your time and give yourself some rest if you can. If you decide you want to keep feeding, there will be a way with the right help. If you decide that breast is just not right for you at this time, that's ok too and you can make that decision knowing that you've thought it through and have tried your best.
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