Small wins- 10 days old 🙏🏻

Omg my girl finally slept for 2.5 hours this morn, so far its been between 40 mins and 90 mins.

As a result I was able to have boiled eggs and a hot cup of tea for breakfast and to do a little bit of make up, omg!! Instead of scoffing a cereal bar or a yoghurt with one hand lol.

It was probably a fluke ha but I will take it- the cuddles are lovely but lets be honest this phase is really hard- snatching these little moments of normality is so important 💕

Anyone else had any little wins?

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Oh I love this post ❤️ enjoy your food when you can mama. These moments allow you to fall even more in love with them !
My baby girl is 10 days old also 🥹❤️ went on my first little walk today with her after c section. Was so nervous but it was so lovely ! Our little win today 🥰💕

yes you’re so right! they give you a little boost/fill your cup up so youre able to lean into being a mama more! never really understood this before I had her! Thats amazing 10 days post section well done!! 😍😍

What a win for you! ❤️ My almost 3 week old has just started regularly sleeping from about 3/4am-6:30/7:30am and then after his bottle sleep's until 11/12:30! biggest win for me today as he slept from 8am-2pm! Definitely didn't do anything I slept through my midwife appointment🤦🏼‍♀️ thankfully they got me back in at 1:30pm but my partner went back to work today so i was a bit flustered and upset he had to start work again but it's the small win's that make it all worth it! xx

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