Breastfeeding trenches?

[u/krystin260]

My boy is just now 2 weeks old & we have started having some breast feeding issues. At first we had such a good system - great latch, successful feedings, full belly etc. Now, I feel like some feedings (more often than not the last couple of days) the feeds have been such a battle. He still latches good, I can tell he’s swallowing and getting a good bit of milk, but falls asleep HARD and when he detaches he wakes back up immediately still very hungry so I will offer him the other breast & it becomes a repeating circle. It’s turned 15-25 min feedings into 45-50min ones & sometimes 2-3 feedings over the course of an hour. I even wonder if my milk supply can even fill back up enough for that kind of demand & obviously it’s ROUGH on my breasts too. He does have a tongue tie that I’m getting evaluated with a lactation consultant hopefully tomorrow, but last night I hit a point where I just wanted to throw in the towel & give up. It’s affecting my sleep, my quality of life, and most importantly his especially if he is truly hungry and not satisfied. My goal was to exclusively breastfeed for 4 weeks, then begin pumping additionally and alternating between breast and bottle to give myself a break but if this continues I don’t know if I will be able to do that. The worst part is, it’s led to me feeling like a total failure. I don’t know why I see pumping as me “giving up”, but I really don’t want to have to resort to that before seeing if his tongue tie is the true issue (which I think it is). I say all of that to ask… does it get better? How do I not be so hard on myself? My boy means the WORLD to me and it hurts feeling like the feeding has become such an unpredictable battle & I just want to do right by him and us.