Hi ladies,
I'm needing some honest feedback, and I am really asking for no flames please.
I am still ebf my 4.5 month old son. I also have 3 year old twins. I'm really glad I have made it this far bf'ing and am really enjoying it for the most part. What I don't enjoy is that B is a long feeder most sessions (anywhere from 30-45 minutes) and still feeds frequenty during the day (which I know is totally normal). He is for the most part a great night sleeper and napper. I'm struggling however still with not being able to do much while BF'ing him. I'm not opposed at all to bf'ing in public, I do this, we just generally end up being home when he needs to be fed.
I think the hardest part of the day is that later morning/early afternoon time when we need to get out of the house (for everyone's sanity) and get lunches done and everyone in bed. Is it possible to introduce a bottle of formula for a feeding consistently (without pumping) and not have it effect your overall milk supply? I currently pump after the 7am feed for a 10am (very small) bottle to hold B over at the gym. But I would like to give him a bottle at 11:00/11:30ish b/c we will be starting solids in a few weeks and between bf'ing and solids, I will basically be feeding HIM that entire time. Will my body just adjust? I don't want to pump more.
I am going to take the kids out today to find a wrap or sling that I can try and start feeding him while I tend to the kids more and see if that helps before I try this, but wanted to see what others thought?
I'm just not getting a lot of help and am feeling like I need to find a better balance. At the same time I'm not ready to completely wean him and do enjoy the closeness between us.
Brittany