Kristen R BFSOD 5
I felt the pressure to breastfeed with both kids. With DD in 2007 I went back to work at 7 weeks and had to pump in a coed bathroom where I had to bring my own stool and own table (or else I would have been pumping on a toilet... gross). Icried everyday because it just wasnt the ideal situation but I made it until 4 months... and then I finally quit, and I felt like a complete falure. With DS, I nursed for 6 weeks and had HORRIBLE letdown and would choke him... my letdown mixed with him having bad reflux caused for a horrible nursing experience for the both of us. So I pumped for a few more weeks and did 1/2 formula and 1/2 Bm... I went back to work at 12 weeks (the same job) and did not, WOULD NOT, pump in that nasty bathroom. So I stopped fully breastfeeding at 6 weeks and stopped doing 1/2 and 1/2 at 12 weeks... which was the best thing for him because we started adding rice to his bottle and his reflux calmed down enough where he wouldnt throw up after every feeding. It was the best for everything! This time around I plan on trying to 6 months atleast!