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(Low supply)

H does this uncoordinated left shark thing where he tries to make up his own latch moves. I have to get him to chill out before I can get him on. Once he gets close, the kid is like a barracuda.

DD loves to grab handfuls of my breast. Ouch.

We also discovered she is intolerant to milk-based formula (we haven't tried others but are on a limited budget). I was considering doing the occastional formula because I hate pumping (like 2-3 times a week) for when I have meetings etc, but looks like pumping for me.

The only really frustrating part for me was how distracted LO would get at times, especially when I nursed in public. Luckily it was a phase and didn't last forever.

Being the only one who could do feelings really got to me in the beginning. Even though I pumped for one bottle a day, the rest of the 12 feelings were all me.

It's been 6 months since I stopped breastfeeding my now 20 month old, and the frustrations are still fresh!

1) being the only one who could feed him in the beginning 2) having to adjust my diet to minimize impact to him 3) when he'd pop on and off constantly but then get upset when I'd stop 4) the fact that he'd never feed under a breastfeeding cover. 5) but the hardest was wanting to give him exclusively breastmilk but not making enough for his daycare needs

@farawayviolet: Have you checked to see if your insurance will cover a non-dairy based formula? If baby has a diagnosis from a doctor, some insurances will reimburse you. (End threadjack)

MOST frustrating? That bf-ing is the only way to get her back to sleep at night. Naps aren't an issue,but for some reason nighttime sleep will only happen after bfing. Mama's tired, kid!