Ha ha Roofio! The feats of human engineering!!! Amazing what you can do with one hand! Wet to the museum withDD yesterday... V was randomly hungry after 59 mins do fed her in the cafe... And DD needed to poo! So wheeled H to the toilets with DD in buggy board and sorted DD and wiped her bum, then went to the loo myself, all while bf V and joggling the buggy with my foot to keep H asleep!!!
Flyer, Soup etc... Whether bf or not, I felt a bit like this with DD... Overwhelmed by the sheer selflessness and time required. What really, really helped me was to change my view of it all... I worked v v hard in my job and I came to see that this, caring for DD and in my case bf her, was all I needed to do. This was my one and only task / job for a few weeks... Instead of thinking of myself as chained up the sofa feeding, I tried to remember that sitting there, I was doing the one thing that I really needed to be doing - caring for the baby. I bought all the box sets, magazines, books and treat foods I fancied and had "me" time - a bonus as I was also caring for the baby. I also tried to do one social thing a day, like coffee in the local costs... Bf and ff totally do able there and most places! This reminded me I still could get of and about! Honestly... This phase lasts 8 weeks max. Once they're 2 months plus, the feeding routine (bf or ff!) becomes predictable, you sort of know when they'll nap and they poo max once a day. Life returns! But for now, you are all doing the one most amazing job... Nurturing the baby. Yes, just for now it's 24/7, but you are actually doing it! Your babies are well and growing. That's it, A*!!!