Hey everyone. My baby is 5 months now and formula fed. I started off exclusively pumping because of past issues and tried to nurse her a bit at a time with no success. After trying everything from an sns to a nipple shield, facing a blow in supply due to mastitis and no longer responding to the pump, I quit trying at 4 months. I found out my daughter has a tongue and lip tie, plus a high palate. My bfing pediatrician told me to stop and that an ENT wouldn't be necessary, so I stopped.

I can't even express how sad I am. I love feeding my daughter, but any mention of nursing or seeing a mom nurse in public makes me cry. I still try to hand express with dismal results, which makes drying up impossible.

Does anyone have advice for getting over this? Does it ever get any easier? I just sat in the bathtub sobbing because I'll never nurse her. It's horrible.