shes really not in any routine of feeding, if i get her before shes fullt awake shes might have a good breastfeed...but then thats still not much, and then i usally top her up about 60mls coz shes cranky and then i usally have to cuddle feed her off to sleep. so i cant really give how often in hours...theres just no routine!
I really wanted to go as long as i could....6months - 1 year i was hoping.
Im guessing DP is my partner? im new here i dont know what these DP DD mean
He just gets cranky when shes cries. he does try and help with housework (when hes not at work) but hes just sick of the crying and unsettledness. truthfully he isnt very supportive i ask him all the time what does he think i should do and he just says its up to me
That is the ABA helpline. I actually had to tell DH (dear hubby) to encourage me to keep going. It helped a lot for him to not put pressure on me to make my DD's (dear daughters) stop crying. The crying puts enough pressure on you with him adding to it ITMS (if that makes sense).
When I felt like giving up I always said keep going today and see how I feel in the morning. It certainly did help and I am still feeding at 10 months.
The biggest thing on the hard days is support, You can do this hun. You are a great mum. Don't second guess yourself, your intuition is there for a reason. One feed at a time, one step at a time, one day at a time.
If you have a breast pump you could try expressing until you let down to make it easier for her. And after feeding express and top up with expressed milk.
Hang In There hun, It's not always easy but it is worth it.
Hun, it sounds like you have been having a very difficult time. Good on you for seeing an LC and trying to work through it all. I'm afraid I don't have time to write a helpful post right now, but Ali is right that calling 1800 mum 2 mum (1800 686 2686) is a great idea. It is a toll-free number and you can call 24 hours, 7 days. They will have some ideas for you. In the meantime, some mums find that it helps to gently squeeze their breast when the milk flow starts to slow down. This helps more milk come out so can keep baby happier for longer and also ensure they get more milk at the end of the feed.
GL with it all hun. You are doing such a great job
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