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What keeps you going??

I’m really not enjoying it as much as I did last time. I know it’s best & has tons of benefits but I’m sooooo tired, she’s sicky after every feed and pooing every time I feed her. Which means almost every outfit needs washing as it’s either got sick on or poo on 🙈

It just feels so much … as well as trying to carve out time with my son during the day.. last night she fed every 1.5 hours 😴😴

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It will get better from 6 weeks especially poo will get reduced, so as duration of feeds should also.

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It's so hard isn't it? But I still feel like it's easier than bottles/formula right now.
I think the sickness/pooing won't really change if you switch to formula. My little boy is gradually pooing less now which is making things a bit easier as it was almost constant in the beginning😬

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Use bibs, that helped me to keep clothes clean.

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It's hard but it gets better. I'm still feeding my 3yr old too so I'm feeling quite touched out but it gets easier over time. Hang in there xxx

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That I fed my first son for 25 months and I know how guilty I’d feel not to give this baby the same but it is tough. He feeds hourly on average day and night and it’s relentless 😭

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it’s so tough! It gets me at night mostly when I’m tired too and end up spending money by online shopping to keep myself awake🤣

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For me, it’s being able to instantly calm my baby by whipping a tit out when he gets grouchy. I genuinely
don’t know how formula mums cope! Inconvenient in Tesco though :\

What’s kept me going in the past is knowing that breast milk can adapt when baby’s saliva suggests baby is unwell. It just completely blows my mind whenever I think about it.

But fed is best and if it gets too much you absolutely don’t need to guilt yourself about it x

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