How to stop breastfeeding without feeling guilty

I have milk, my baby nurses fine, but I have had enough and I am happy about feeding with formula and baby is happy to drink from a bottle too, but I cannot help with feeling guilty and the internal voice keeps telling me to keep going for a little longer. Any advice?

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I couldn't breastfeed or rather baby didn't latch and so I pumped then when I didn't produce enough I also fed formula and what I did produce. Now I produce so little I've been weaning off pumping. I'm making enough for a bottle a day for now and then I have a week or so in the freezer once I stop
I can't wait to stop pumping but in the back of my mind too I can't help but feel guilty or like I've failed that I'm stopping

But you did it ❤️ It doesn’t matter whether it was one feed, a week or months - you breastfed your baby and gave them that kick-start. Celebrate what you’ve done rather than feeling guilty about stopping. You know babe is happy with a bottle, and you’re ready. The guilt won’t last forever ❤️

How long have you been breastfeeding for? I felt like this most days up until about 8 weeks and now I’m so glad I didn’t stop currently at 15 weeks now and we give 2 bottles of formula a day just to give me a little break. But at the end of the day your wellbeing and mental health matters and if you have had enough then that’s absolutely fine, don’t be hard on yourself breast feeding is the hardest thing ever and you should be proud of yourself!!

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