I feel like I failed!

So my little on is a month today and I was to stop breastfeeding. Well I wasnt making enough for her and the past couple weeks I have been under ALOT of stress cause of bf issues and not eating right really effected my milk. So I started giving her formula and its amazing she is sleeping perfect and she seems alot happier and at first i was pumping and trying to give her both. But its the hardest thing andI give props to all you ladies that do it and pump ever 2-3 hrs cause i couldnt do it! So last night I said I was done with breastfeeding and Im just sad. I feel like i failed her cause i was planning to do it for at least 6months and now Im drinking a energy drink cause i havent had one and since i thought i was going to stop i was excited to drink one. But i feel bad for it like im doing something wrong. And i wish there was a way for me to feed her or to pump a couple times a day but my milk is so low.
Well thanks i was talking to my bf and my mom but they dont really get why i feel so bad so thanks for letting me share!

I dont get why you feel so bad either,atleast you tried.

I felt bad at the start,but my daughter was a piggy and couldnt live off of 2oz.

same.


I went through this. My milk supply just kind of died when I tried pumping more...I wasn't eating right or getting enough sleep, and I was in school. I was extremely stressed. You didn't fail momma your baby is still getting the nutrients she needs. It's okay to feel bad. I cried for the first couple of days and then everyonce ina while after that....

youre not a failure!! one month is better then never!!

Quoting Mommy Melissa*:“ So my little on is a month today and I was to stop breastfeeding. Well I wasnt making enough for her ... [snip!] ... low. Well thanks i was talking to my bf and my mom but they dont really get why i feel so bad so thanks for letting me share!”

i had the same issues with feeling guilty. it lasted for a while. but eventually you look at your child and realize that its not the end of the world, and yes, they are still healthy and happy and thriving. dont let anyone make you feel guilty or try to pressure you to keep trying. esp if youre stressing about it, the babu can sense that and it wont work out. it just isnt for some babies and some mommas.

aww honey, I know how you feel... my body just completely dried up despite all my best efforts to pump and get Aidan on the breast... I felt miserable and still feel like it was all my fault because Aidan was doing everything perfectly, it was just my body that wasn't working right... but he's 5 months now, been formula fed ALMOST that whole 5 months and is doing sensational!! Couldn't ask for better... so just try really hard to put it out of your mind and think of all the other amazing things I'm sure you do everyday for your little one!!

Don't feel like a failure. At least you tried!

Thanks ladies! Really hearing it all for you guys makes me feel so much better and your right atleast I tried and aslong as she is health I should be happy. But knowing that you ladies went though the same things helps with it alot and that its not just me!

I feel your pain. My little guy is almost 3 weeks old . He never latched on so I was pumping A LOT of milk! So much, that I would get extremely engorged every 2 hours so I started to wean myself to where I would only pump 3 times a day. Well, that messed my milk up and now I can only pump twice a day and get 2 oz each breast, which is no where near as much as I need. I am going to stop pumping now. I feel really guilty about it but I dont have much of a choice. I have a good amountsaved up in the freezer and hopefully that will last a couple of weeks but I still feel awful!

You are SO not alone, honey! There are so many women on here with the same problems you had, I'm one of them. I swear, if one more person said to me "Well, did you try __________? I was going to scream. I tried everything under the sun to up my milk supply, meanwhile Alina was dropping weight like crazy. I'll try again with this next one, but will for sure not torture myself like before.

The most important thing is, you are feeding and caring for your baby  

ok really dont feel bad ...i went about a month before my son got thrush and gave it to me...so for like 2 days i was unable to b/f or pump cuz of the pain....after a couple days he got used to the flavor of formula and wouldnt take the breast anymore...so i tried pumping or just breastfeeding him at night(which worked at first) but eventually at about 1 1/2 months it just went away and i wanted to feed him for 6 months too