I’m 6 weeks in breastfeeding DC2. I had all the same issues with DC1 but it was easier, I had no second child to look after so could just be glued to the sofa feeding all day. But I’m really struggling this time.
DS is doing well and gaining weight super speedily, so that much is good. But it’s really getting me down. I hate having to wear a bra and breast pads 24/7, even in bed, if I don’t want to soak through my clothes and leak all over the bed linen. The letdown hurts. I’m sweaty and thirsty all day. My back is in shreds from having to position and hold a 12lb baby for hours every day. I can’t wear what I want - I just put a dress on to go out for lunch only to realise it has zero access. Scrubby leggings and cardigan it is. I hate that it’s me that does all the feeds, which can be unpredictable - not as easy as ‘feeding then hand baby over to dad so you can have a bath/a nap’. I hate breastfeeding in public - no matter how discreetly you try to do it, the baby unlatches or flings it’s arms about so you have no privacy. He seems to get hungry just as I’m finally ready to go out somewhere with him and DD, so back to the lounge it is for another feed.
Does it get better? Right now I’ve told myself to get to 3 months then switch to formula.