Regrets!

Absolutely! And I regret wishing away pregnancy. But then I try to remember all the good times to come xx

Yes! I was so miserable at the start it was I hard. I often have the same regret about wishing newborn stage away, but it was bloody hard and it’s okay to have not enjoyed it because we had gone through so much change while also being in pain from birth.

I stopped breast feeding too. I did it for about 3 weeks and then combi fed till 8 weeks. I often feel bad about stopping but my mental health improved so so so much when I changed to forumla. Breastfeeding made me feel miserable and it’s not this ‘magical’ journey that people make it out to be. Well for me it wasn’t. But I remind myself that he’s being fed so it doesn’t really matter and life is easier for me now he is on forumla. He’s happy on it so I’m happy too. You got this !!💗

I'm here with you too but we have to do what is best for the baby AND ourselves. I'm glad you're feeling better now, long may it continue (:

Look forward, you can’t turn back time lovely. You’ve got a perfect baby, you’ve made all the right choices for you & her evidently. Be proud of yourself for that, you’re no doubt doing fabulously still. Be strong ❤️

The ‘Mum guilt’ is constant isn’t it! I was just saying to a friend today about wishing I’d made more of contact naps. I had family members telling me to put baby down or else he will only sleep if cuddled to sleep and now I wish I had more memories of those lovely newborn snuggles 🥰

Thanks, everyone, for your lovely kind words. I really appreciate them ❤️

Yes yes and yes. And I'm here saying this from the other side of it all, please don't dwell! Just enjoy it from now, be in the moment and soak it all up. It overwrites the feels, because it feels unbalanced at the moment but the more you do to make the most of it, it tips the scales (if that makes sense!)

I wish I hadn't given up breastfeeding my first and honestly that's the only thing that sort of remained, but it faded with time and once she was weaned, we had so much fun and once they're toddlers, you don't think about how you used to feed them!

I do admit, breastfeeding my second has been healing, and I'll always have that little niggling wish that I'd stuck with it (you may be able to re-establish and lactate by the way, but best speaking to a professional on that)

It gets better and look after yourself! Do some things for you.

I've been feeling a bit low this time too but trying to take as many photos, so at least when I look back, I can truly see what it was like outside the postpartum cloud.