Heaven - that sucks that the LC couldn't help you more!

three things to think about
I firstly it's importatn that your bub has a happy mama so if it really is terrible then maybe you should stop but... maybe just retry a few things first and give it a few more days? Set yourself little goals like the end of this week. Give yourself until Friday and reassess. Maybe on Friday give yourself until next Friday or hell just a few days even and see how you feel.

Bottle feeding is not a bad thing but Bf is much easier - I know your not feeling that way at the moment but think 3am when your baby won't settle BM will do it every time. I once got stuck on a train for 11 hrs instead of 2 1/2hrs with DS when he was 9mths old thank god we were BF!

It is hard to believe but we have all been there and you can get through this. You are doing a fantastic job and as hard as it is to believe you will be sitting here in 6 months enjoying BF and these early days will be a very distant memory.

Try the shields again and insist upon them if that is the way you want to go. What brand did you get, what size?

Have you got a pump? Does it hurt to express? if you don't have one send hubby off right now to get one. i know they are lots of $$$ but cheaper than 2 yrs of formula.

Hang in there!