He'll be all happy and relaxed from his bath and a little mini-massage with lotion, and I'll bring him to my breast, and he'll skip straight to the little sips/crying part. I can feel the milk in my breasts, but he just won't drink it. That's probably the worst part of the day for me because I just want one last cuddle before bed.
We had issues with this feed for a while and I just jumped in the bath with him, let him latch when he was ready and he fed really happily there - is that an option?
I think a lot of the formula pushing comes from a place of love - they just see BFing as being a really stressful thing for you and want to fix it for you and make you happy.
So glad that you've had that frank conversation with your mum and that you're relaxing about it a bit too. Progesterone can really drop your supply - I had a major drop monthly when my period came back
DS also just didn't want to drink my milk either, almost like it changed taste or something
Well done for following your mummy instinct. Hugs for the continuing difficulties. xx
