Punching bag for baby
I knooowww she doesn’t mean to, but between pincer nips, kicks to my c-scar, digging her claw toes into me, headbuts etc… she’s constantly hurting me. Especially when I’m breastfeeding. I have scratches and bruises all over. She’s 5.5m old so she can’t understand she’s just playing/learning, but I can’t help feel resentment towards her, as if my body hasn’t given enough this past year. I’ve started dressing her in baby grows with the mittens over her fingers for a bit of a break, but she fusses and wants to be out of it understandably.
I’m overtired today, so feeling more grumpy than usual
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I really resonate with this post, feeling touched out all the time, and my LO pulls my hair quite aggressively for what feels like a large portion of the day. It has definitely helped having one of those breastfeeding necklaces for those grabby hands, I got mine from Blossy mum but I've seen them in lots of other places! Hope it helps, it does get better!
I once put over socks over her hands because of that. She smiled so cute like an angel then. ☺️
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Punching bag for baby
I knooowww she doesn’t mean to, but between pincer nips, kicks to my c-scar, digging her claw toes into me, headbuts etc… she’s constantly hurting me. Especially when I’m breastfeeding. I have scratches and bruises all over. She’s 5.5m old so she can’t understand she’s just playing/learning, but I can’t help feel resentment towards her, as if my body hasn’t given enough this past year. I’ve started dressing her in baby grows with the mittens over her fingers for a bit of a break, but she fusses and wants to be out of it understandably.
I’m overtired today, so feeling more grumpy than usual
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