Don't want to give bottle but do...feeling trapped

[4 under 5]

I don't want to give my 4mth old a bottle. But for my sanity I know it would be good. I've four smalies all under 5 years old and its crazy here sometimes. Very hard to breastfeed a baby with kids fighting and a 23mth old crying with canines coming through. 

Just don't want to give dd3 a bottle. I feel trapped.

[barbaraz78]

Not much advice, but HUGS!

[MasynSpencerElliotte]

(((Hugs))) DD3 only had ebm in a bottle a few times until 5 months - it was hard! Doing mixed feeding now as I am useless at pumping

[4 under 5]

Thanks girls. Think I just needed to vent a little x

[Proud Mammy]

It's good - & necessary - to vent   
(((Hugs)))

[michaeljacknnugg]

Hugs, it is really hard, isn't it? I think whatever you choose there is some compromise in there, you just have to go with whatever feels right. Or rightest!

[*Ali*]

Wow you must be busy! I think you are amazing for EBFing for 4 months.

Do you get any time in the evenings or if the older ones are at nursery to yourself when you could pump a bottle to give expressed milk at the busier times?

Otherwise formula doesn't have to mean the end of your BFing relationship and every ounce of breast milk counts

[4 under 5]

Awh thanks so much girls. I do love when she's happy to be feeding away and when the others are behaving :-) thanks for your kind comment. That made me smile :-) she did suffer with reflux but that's eased well off now too thank god. Just don't know why I feel so against it this time. Even though I'd like to be able to. Lol!
I was never good at expressing. Always took me too long so not interested in that. Ill keep at it for another few weeks and keep the formula at the back of my mind.xx

[weaver]

Adding some more hugs, and huge applause for coping with all you've got going on.  As Ali says, every drop counts, so feel good about what you've already achieved!

[nona]

just take it day by day ((hugs))

[4 under 5]

Thanks ladies. Appreciate your replies xxx

[Me.and.my.two.boys]

Loads of hugs, it's hard isn't it?

Hopefully you can get through it xx

[4 under 5]

Yes it sure is.  Will get through it though. I've no choice lol :-)