'I'm a mom running out of baby formula — don't tell me to breastfeed'
Throughout my pregnancy I knew I wanted to breastfeed. I was really looking forward to it. I knew I might have a hard time and I promised not to beat myself up if it didn't work out. That is easier said than done.
When Jeremiah was around 7 weeks old, my husband lost his job in South Carolina and we had to move back to Florida and move in with my in-laws. Losing money and losing our apartment was extremely stressful. I think my milk supply started to reduce because of the stress.As that happened, Jeremiah naturally became less interested in breastfeeding. He wouldn't latch as well and he would cry. I would think he was getting food but I would put him down and he'd cry.
I noticed the baby formula shortage starting to happen a couple of months before Jeremiah was born. After he was born, I wasn't going to the formula aisle at first, but I would see pictures on social media of empty shelves and see posts from my friends who were struggling to find baby formula. That's terrifying.
I would have considered going to see a lactation consultant, but with my husband being out of a job right now, that's difficult because it costs a lot of money and I would have to have multiple visits. Do we want to spend a lot of money on lactation consultants, supplements and different pumps that might work, or do we want to spend money on formula that we know Jeremiah is going to eat and that works.
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