Hi Peeps,
Haven't been on here in a while (since being pg with DS1)...
Have just discovered I am nearly 6 weeks pregnant with DC2 (unplanned but happy about it), but the reality of the hard work facing me is starting to hit home.
I have to go back to work in about 4/5 weeks and am stressing about the logistics of that without worrying about the new baby. My son has never taken a bottle (severe tongue-tie at birth) and so I have breastfed him this far and am still doing so. I know I have to get him down to 2 bf's a day by mid October and I thought it was do-able until his solid eating went downhill recently. He seems to have developed a 'lump' phobia and won't eat anything unless its puree'd. Which worries me that he's not getting anough calories as he's started waking in the night earlier and earlier. 2am last night. And he just wants boob.
So in the middle of stressing about that I discover that I am pregnant again - which to top everything off - I think is affecting my milk supply. As you can imagine this is my sons main food supply while he's struggling with the lumps. I give him loads of finger-food, pieces of bacon/chicknen/squash/baked potatoes etc but he doesn't seem to actually get much inside him.
And if that isn't enough there's the whole 'babies 16 months apart' argument. The few friends I have told so far just seem to give me a standard response - "you're nuts!".
Is there anyone out there who can give advice to me regarding what it is like to have two LO's very close in age (ok its not 9mths but I'm still freaking out!) and whether anyone can offer some advice/experiences regarding the feeding issues.
Have tried giving DS1 drink in a cup - which goes ok some days ond not on others - he certainly would never drink anything like the amount of milk he'd need from a cup - he just kind of sips IYSWIM...
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Pregnant with DC2 - DS1 is only 8 months - reality of it has hit and is terrifying...
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newmomma · 09/09/2009 10:32
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