I love breastfeeding my little man so much, but the past 3 days....
He is teething, nothing seems to be helping it. The only time he seems to find relief is if he is feeding - I remember something about some sort of happy hormones/endorphins or some such thing being released when they feed, so I am assuming it is linked to that? But because of this, he is wanting to feed constantly. It is like a never ending growth spurt.
Normally you can see an end in sight - 24/48 hours of a growth spurt, and then back to a normal pattern, but I just don't see an end to this.
I have forgotten what it is like to sleep without a baby attached.
I am exhausted and drained.
I know a part of it is down to my shoddy diet the past week or so, but now he is feeding so much I am not getting the time to shop let alone cook anything decent.
DD is off the walls too for some reason - hardly any sleep, tantrums due to overtiredness.
I don't know what to do any more. Sat here in tears, Emrys is hollering in his cot because I just can't handle him for a few minutes, Bronwyn is yelling down the stairs that she wants me to play with her - Its 8pm!! She is meant to be asleep!!!
I am meant to be going out for the evening on Friday, and am worrying about leaving Emrys when he is this miserable with teeth, and how I am going to express any milk for him if he is feeding all the bloody time. I need this night out.
Now DD is crying because I have ignored her.
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FlameBoo · 28/06/2006 20:05
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