I've posted a couple of times in the past few weeks wanting advice about feeding. My LO decided she no longer wanted to take breast milk from a bottle and we tried for two to three weeks to change this and have continued trying. We decided to give her formula in bottles sometimes but so far, she won't take it from me (well, she took like an ounce). My husband is going to give it a try when he gets home from work today.

She turned 12 weeks yesterday for reference and will be 3 months on the 18th. She eats all the time. I know sometimes it's a growth spurt but it seems more often than that. We thought maybe it was because she seems to have acid reflux and we've heard that the sucking motion helps the stomach feel better. The doctor said she probably does have reflux but since she's growing fantastically, we just need to feed her upright, burp her more, and wait for it to pass. Since she was born, it's felt like we've been in a growth spurt probably 80-90% of the time with a lot of days ending with her having taken no naps (and not even really playing).

It makes it so hard to do things and be normal. I'm not really comfortable breastfeeding in public anyway (and she doesn't like the cover). Even if I was though, she eats constantly so it'd just seem like a hassle to go somewhere since I would constantly be nursing her. This ends in not only feeling like I'm isolating myself but also leaves me feeling like I'm not letting her experience enough things.

Maybe she'll take the formula from my husband, who knows. Maybe she's in the dreaded three month growth spurt right now and after this she'll be a lot better with not eating all day. But right now I'm tired and frustrated. I tried to get my hair cut one day just to take a break. I was gone an hour and came back to my husband almost in tears because she cried 98% of that hour.

I just don't know what to do. I want to breastfeed her and I don't mind it when I'm home with her or at night, especially when it's more broken up. I just dread it on the days when she eats constantly or when I know it's pointless to go somewhere because I'll just be uncomfortable or nursing all the time (I know that sounds selfish).

Will it get better? Am I fighting a losing battle? I just don't know if this is worth the stress and not taking her out of the house for more experiences. It also doesn't help because I literally know nobody IRL who has breastfed so there's nobody here I can really ask for advice.