Need to wean – sad

[Anonymous]

So, ds is now 5 months and has been breastfed up til now. I know that he is milk intolerant and has been since 3 wks old. He recently tested positive for allergy to soy and egg also (I had suspected egg). His ped and GI doc have been pushing me for months to switch him to formula and I have resisted until now. I have been off dairy since he was 5 weeks old, but I cannot do a dairy, soy, egg free diet. I just can’t. And logically I know he will be better off with a consistent diet of hypo formula where he is not constantly exposed to his allergens. But, emotionally I can”t seem to let go. He takes a bottle well and will now drink the Nutramigen that I have introduced (although I am sweetening it with Splenda), so logistically it is not a problem. I just can’t seem to actually do it. This is mostly just a vent, cause it feels good to get it out. DH does not understand – he is just too logical and doesn’t get the emotional bond side of it. But, darn, I really want a milkshake! Any words of wisdom for me?

Rachel

[Anonymous]

Sorry to hear. It is hard to let go. If there are no other options available to you, then you’ve done your best. HUGS.

[Anonymous]

I am sorry to hear about this! I am on Class D medications (bad for pregnancy and baby) and I always have to gear myself up to know that I can only breastfeed my babies for a few weeks after delivery (it’s dangerous for me to be off the meds any longer than that and would be equally dangerous if I started meds back up and continued nursing ). Both of my boys were dairy intolerant and Landen had sooo many intolerances on top of it, that he probably would have ended up on Neocate anyway. It always made me feel better to know that I did my very best and remembered the times I did get to nurse. You nursed for 5 months, you gave him a great start! Hang in there!

[Anonymous]

this is really corny—but i had one of my kids take a picture of me nursing sylvia for the last time!

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