Breast feeding - should I give up

My little lady is 11 days old and I have been combi feeding her with breast and formula.
To keep my supply I have been pumping around 3 times a day as baby girl isn’t always keen on the boob. ( always offer boob before formula) I have also been giving her bottles of my breast milk.
My boobs have been tender since I started but today I have never felt pain like it. My right boob I can’t even touch. It’s so sore and I have a big bruise on the side. Feeling a bit deflated and feeling to just give up as it’s just far too painful!

Any tips?

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I would recommend going to speak to a proper lactation consultant as they are the best when it comes to think kind of thing and for relief just now try cabbage leaves.
I EBF for 6 months and had to pump around 4 times a day to ensure I was emptying my breast fully, this is best to do after baby has fed from boob and always on the one that they don’t take from!
Also be kind to yourself BF is hard ❤️❤️

If you get flu-like symptoms go to the dr asap for antibiotics! Cool compress and ibuprofen should help.
Pumping and bottles aren’t recommended until at least 6 weeks old to ensure breastfeeding is established first and to allow your supply to regulate. Are the bottles properly pace fed? I would drop the bottles completely and reduce the pumping sessions to give your supply a chance to settle, hand express or latch baby if you’re engorged

If she isn’t really breastfeeding, I’d say 3 times a day to pump is possibly causing you to become engorged as babies normally feed 8-10 times a day at least. When you say big bruise is it red? If it’s tender, red, and hot to touch, this is a sign of a clogged duct - try some cold compress (not warm), some ibuprofen, and lymphatic massage away from your breast. If you start to feel flu like symptoms speak to a doctor as this could be mastitis.
If you do want to continue and just pump (if she Isn’t BF) you need to try and do it 8-10 times a day (I know this is a lot but that’s what is recommended to maintain supply/not get engorged).

You’ve done incredibly well to give your little girl breastmilk regardless of how long it’s been so always remember that ❤️

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