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Home › Articles › Breastfeeding › I Hate Breastfeeding – Now What?

I Hate Breastfeeding – Now What?

Considerations Before You Quit

By Shel Franco

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Calandro says you can choose to pump your milk and feed Baby via bottle. "Breast milk is the best either way," she says. "However, pumping is much more difficult, takes more time and not near as cozy and loving as breastfeeding. I know many mothers who have made this choice and have never regretted the time and energy they have spent pumping for their babies. The mothers I know who have made this choice have done so mainly because their babies had difficulties latching onto their breasts."

Women who return to work after having a baby are often met with situations that are less than conducive to breastfeeding. The constant struggle of when and where to pump can begin to wreak havoc on your milk supply and any positive feelings you once had about breastfeeding.

If this is the case for you, quitting might make sense. However, you don't have to take an "all or nothing" approach; feed formula while you work and breastfeed while you are home. "Nursing when you are at home is a wonderful gift to give yourself," says Calandro. "It is a joy to come home to find your baby looking for you and thrilled to reconnect with you in this loving way. The first hour home is the time to melt into a chair with your baby at your breast and let the stresses of your workday fade away."

Nobody ever said parenting would be easy. If you're struggling with whether or not to continue breastfeeding, keep in mind that it won't be the last time you lose sleep over your child's welfare. For the next 18 years – and beyond – all you can do is gather information, talk to people who've been there and make the best decision you can, based on love. If you do, you'll spend more time enjoying motherhood and less time washed in regret.

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