How do you feel about breastfeeding?
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I struggled the first few weeks with supply issues and latching him on properly. After around 5/6 weeks I was doing well and breastfed until about 19 or 20 months.
Love it but it's so physically demanding. And emotionally. The stage after they can walk to you and remove your clothes has been so challenging for me non stop wanting to latch and then meaning having to carry a v high centile heavy child around all the time. Also with the night feeds v frequent wakings. I know some babies wake often with formula though At the moment I'm glad I can night feed with boob but it's so taxing during thr day and making sure to not dehydrate and get enough to eat. The beginning was super stressful before solids as well. I also don't know how I would get him to stop so I'm just not worrying about it for now and hoping soon he will be able to understand boundaries better. I don't know how I could have a 2nd child with this situation though 😅
On the other hand, it helps keep my super painful endometriosis periods away and that is absolutely worth £1million and improves my quality of life so much, and thr reunion feeds after I've been at work are very special. I never can complain I didn't get enough baby cuddles ❤️❤️❤️ and it gets him to sleep fast at 4am. It calms him from any tantrum in seconds when nothing else will work ❤️ ultimate comfort after a fall at the playground etc
We're 3 weeks away from turning 1. Straight after birth I went into survival mode so everything I did was just to get by. We moved from a studio apartment to a 2 bed house at 7 months pp and that's when I started to enjoy breastfeeding. It's been a long year and I know I'm going to miss the quiet corner to feed her but I am also ready to get my evenings back and to sleep for more than 2 hours a night 😂