There are lots of babies who can’t breastfeed efficiently unfortunately. They slowly run out of energy while trying to suck and you only realize in horror when

There are lots of babies who can’t breastfeed efficiently unfortunately. They slowly run out of energy while trying to suck and you only realize in horror when they don’t wake up from their hypoglycaemic “nap” by themselves anymore. Breastfeeding is a wonderful thing and it’s an important default more mothers should be able to practice for as long as they and their child need and want to. It’s also a highly complex process that often even a lactation consultant won’t be able to “fix”. So yeah no shame, just empathy for all involved. Feeding suddenly gets 1000x harder especially when deciding to go down the commendable road of pumping. All while potentially suffering from additional knock-on effects from lack of often very effective comforting-through-breastfeeding for example. Even if health, general well-being and circumstances allow getting breast milk into a baby over even just the minimally recommended time can be one of the hardest things you’ll ever witness your partner go through. For the lucky - majority I’m hoping - it can be both very fulfilling and sensual bonding probably even relaxing to the mother as well. Be very thankful if that’s so in your case.