Hi Girls,

Sheree ~ I know exactly what you are going through....my DS was very much the same. At around 3 1/2 - 4 mnths old he became a very lazy feeder. He wouldn't initiate the let down and I found that I couldn't do it by expressing a little to get it started. My AF also returned around this time and this impacted on the whole situation as well. This began to effect my supply and he began to lose weight. I persisted and persisted and 3 weeks later he went on formula, which I felt extremely guilty about. I continued to BF him for as long as the milk was there, but that didn't last very long. Looking back, I remember when I was pregnant with him, I wanted to BF for at least 6 mnths....I can honestly say that I was quite naive when it came to BF, I believed that it would come naturally, (I'm a woman, why wouldn't it). Once he was born I suddenly realised that it wasn't easy, it doesn't come naturally and BF isn't for everyone. By day 3, I was so sore I just wanted to give up. I made it a total of approxiately 4-4 1/2 mnths and it wasn't until months after that I began to feel proud of my attempt and that I had done the best I could. His first formula feed was given to him by my DH and I remember the instant results, but also how sad it made me feel. As my DD now approachs the age of 3 mnths, I am concerned about facing those problems again, but hopefully my knowledge and experience will lead me to the right decision. You will know when the time is right, you have BF for 2 mnths, you have given his immune system a great kick start, you should be very proud of yourself...I know that the stress, and an unsettled, unhappy baby is very overwhelming. Good luck with it, I don't think I have been of any help, just wanted you to know that I have been there too and I am here to listern and maybe give you some advice if you need it.

Lea ~ how did you first day back at work go???

Hi to those I have missed, hope everyone had a good weekend....Take Care X