Dehydration

Hey everyone,

Congratulations on all the babies ❤️ my 15th May baby decided to come 4 weeks early!

He's my second breastfed bubba and I still breastfeed my 3yr old as well. Tandem feeding makes me happy!

Anyway... I have a question that is probably more aimed to those that are tandem feeding I think because I didn't have the problem when only feeding my first son in the early days...

Dehydration. Now I remember feeling more thirsty the first time round and needing to drink more. But this time I'm always thirsty. My mouth and throat are always dry and by the end of the day my throat is sore.

It eases over night and I am drinking nearly a litre of water between 10pm and 8am but gradually throughout the day as I feed I get more thirsty but can't seem to find the sweet spot for hydration to ease the sore throat and dryness.

I've just started having hydration tablets as well as my usual water in take. I'm just curious if anyone else is dealing with a mouth that feels like you've just licked a sandy badger. 😂😂😂

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My little one has arrived 💕

My little May bundle of joy arrived yesterday safely via emergency section (was a planned section but ended up going into labour the night before).
She shares a birthday with her big brother who turned 19 yesterday 💙

Our hearts are full of love and we can’t wait to take her home later.

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FTM and i’m officially 41 weeks, I had my appointment today and they scheduled me for induction next week (totally understandable) Does anyone have anything that helped them go into labor naturally? I’ve been pumping, walking, bouncing, seems like everything and nothing is helping. I can’t help but feel defeated. I really wanted to avoid being induced :/

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