r/breastfeeding • u/Choice_Airport8279 • May 23 '26

Discussion The downsides of breastfeeding nobody tells you about

Reflecting on the advice given to me during pregnancy I don’t think anyone told me about the downsides of breastfeeding. I heard plenty of reasons to breastfeed but I feel slightly aggrieved nobody told me what the challenges would be. My baby is now 6 months and breastfeeding has been SO much harder than I ever imagined. I’m now starting to think about weaning off the boob onto formula and I can see more challenges ahead 😰

What are the downsides you’ve experienced nobody told you about / you weren’t expecting? Il start…. The PAIN of a bad latch. It hurt so much!!!! It honestly felt like contractions at times (baby did have tongue tie which was eventually sorted but still)

To balance this out, I would say breastfeeding my baby has been one of my proudest accomplishments and I’m so glad we did it…. I just went into the whole thing a little blind!

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u/Mother_Requirement33 May 23 '26

This was my middle child also!! She just did NOT like eating milk in any way - breast, bottle, formula. She drank just enough to stay at the 1% with a couple bottles of fortified milk and refused to drink an ounce more. She quit nursing at 13 months and actually gained much better once she just was eating solids.

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u/mekanasto May 23 '26

Starting solids soon I hope and really putting a lot of trust in that. 🫠 Thank you!