Being honest.. I dont enjoy it at all.. Is this normal???

[Madham]

Thankyou everyone
I am pleased to know that i am not alone with this feeling.
Suse and Nelle thanks for your advice i have set up a table beside arm chair that i feed in for laptop so i can search the "interweb" lol suse.
Salsa i have never had any of those things (cracked nipples, infections etc) i had a bit of trouble around 6 weeks but other than that all has been good except for the not liking it much which is why i have felt guilty really, as you hear and read all the story's of people on here with mastitis etc and they work on through it all so they can continue feeding for 12 months or more. I will focus on my 6 month goal i think and see where we go from there.
Barb lol at the soccer and reading. Thanks for the reference to the qoute it is a good one.
Big to everyone i know i wouldnt have made it this far if it wasnt for belly belly, i am from a family of bottle feeders mostly so as soon as i hit a bump in the road its always said why dont you just put him on the bottle.

[squidipa]

ABB34 i have never made it past 8 weeks with out formula as well and never past 12 weeks breastfeeding. My goal is 3 months then 4 5 6 months. Keep up the good work. Do you find it extreamly painful when your boobs fill up i do i scrunch my face up and breathe through he pain it's very uncomfortable!

[Madham]

Do you find it extreamly painful when your boobs fill up i do i scrunch my face up and breathe through he pain it's very uncomfortable!

I actually have no pain at all now, i had some intial uncomfort in first six weeks but it does improve, the first 6 weeks of feeding i think i thought about giving up every feed, the thing that got me through was belly belly and i have nowmade it to 3 months and hope to continue as long as i can. I think it is a real achievment to Breast feed as it is so easy to take the easy road and give up so you are doing really well especially feeding with the pain but it will improve. Good luck

[Boo Boo]

yeah, I never loved it, it was kind of a novelty at first, then became something that I just did automatically and some days I found it really exhausting. I thought I would breastfeed till 6 months but made it to 10 and now with another one on the way, I am thinking, 'blah blah breastfeeding again' - which makes me feel kinda bad. But on the good side, it is so easy (if it is going welll), convenient, no bottles to wash........you are doing a fantastic job, but certainly don't feel bad because you don't love it.

Laurin xxx

[morv]

Me too. It has never been that wonderful together time for me. Just a chore. That being said, I breastfed DD for over 2 years and I am still breastfeeding DS. It really does get easier and the babies get quicker and you don't have to feed as often. Well done for keeping on going.

[onthefly]

God yes, it was such a chore to begin with. And boring. I watched a LOT of tv during those first few months.
However, since around 3 months I actually started to enjoy it... though not always if I'm entirely honest. To some extent, it is just something that you have to do; but it is possible to learn to love it.

[Jennifer13]

Actually, my little secret is that I've never really enjoyed bfing DD, not in the way I enjoy a good book or my favourite TV show - and it's been 2 and a half years!

BUT I did it because it was sooo convenient when she was little (and I'm a lazy sod LOL) and I continue to do it because I know how much SHE enjoys it. I make the effort to kiss her now and stroke her little face and I like that interaction. But I HATE the way she fiddles with whatever she can grab (sticks her finger in my belly button, grabs my nose, pokes my mole, really, it's quite painful!) and I would rather forget the times I was sick with mastitis, etc... I keep doing it now because she is so healthy and so confident that I think bfing must help. She's also the only toddler at preschool that I know that is rarely sick beyond a mild cold and has never had antibiotics. And I definitely love that - so here's hoping she keeps bfing for one more winter until she self-weans!

PS The only time I do like bfing is when she snuggles in bed next to me in the morning and I get lots of lovely cuddles. But that's more about the cuddles than the bfing!

[Barb Glare]

Salsa,

You might find this webpage interesting. The D-MER.org Blog: Breastfeeding Aversion vs. D-MER
Some women find that with the letdown relex comes a dpression- a feeling of gloom that they can't shake.
Warm Regards
Barb