breastfeeding nb

Any mummies stop breastfeeding after trying a few days? Baby able to latch but my nipples were so sore n painful, plus low milk supply. Switch to formula n baby was able to drink well (20ml each fed). Will it be enough?

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Hi. I am a FTM , baby currently 1 mth old. It was painful for me at first and my supply was low so baby latched for very long. First few days had to topup with formula but I was adamant to keep breastfeeding so I pumped to increase my supply and latched baby on demand. Pain-wise it got better and i’m now quite immune to it. Supply-wise, i am able to fully breastfeed my baby after 2 weeks and don’t have to topup formula. If you are very keen on bf-ing, you should continue. Or else you can try to express and feed baby

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