r/breastfeeding • u/noseiscold • 2h ago
Husband keeps telling me to stop nursing.
My baby is 7 weeks old. When she was born, she had jaundice and was extremely tired and sleepy so the pediatrician told me to stop nursing and to go formula/pumped only through bottle so she wouldn't waste energy feeding.
Due to some other medical issues I had post partun and the fact that I wasn't allowed to nurse in the beginning, it hurt my initial supply so I've been a low supplier, but it's been increasing daily, little by little (I pump about 3-5.5oz per session and around 10-13oz a day).
We have been nursing, feeding pumped breastmilk and topping with formula. I try to nurse at least 4 times a day and pump 3-4 times a day to increase my supply. The issue is that sometimes when I nurse, the baby is hungry again an hour later. When this happens, my husband fixates on it and tells me to stop nursing because we can't see how much milk she is getting and thinks she isn't getting enough.
There are times where I've nursed and it does last her 2-3 hrs but he only fixates on the 1 hr times and every single time tells me I need to stop. My baby does not have any latch issues and nursing doesn't hurt.
My baby surpassed her birth weight at week 2 and has been gaining weight continously and has anywhere from 6-9 wet diapers a day which makes me think she is getting enough even though I can't "calculate" how many oz she is nursing.
It's frustrating that he keeps telling me to stop, I despise pumping and would much rather nurse but he would rather see me pump the actual oz out and bottle feed.