4 Day Old Baby

Hi, it’s still very early on. My LO is now 3mths and I was like you so very exhausted plus i was a csect mummy. Every night I thought to myself that I want to give up breastfeeding because on top of being tired, it was really painful. And he wakes up so often (just as im about to fall asleep) and the process repeat. I was against feeding formula but caved in for 1-2 night feeds thru cup feeding as my supply have not kicked in and it truly helped baby to sleep longer plus better rest for us. Third wk, the supply was enough and until now i’m exclusively breastfeeding him. Similar to you, baby had to take blood and hr was crying murder and it made me cry. But it is to ensure they are safe so i hope you can have a positive mind for this. You can think of it as the first of many “pain” that he has to go through and you have to be a strong mama fr them. Find someone you can let your heart out to- husband, a close friend and tell them everything so u feel better. Breastfeeding the first few weeks is a painful process but from experience it gets a lot better. Both of you are still new to this so it takes time. Hang in there and I hope things get better!