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I'm still going at 6 weeks! Just felt proud to share that

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Hotmad · 11/01/2014 09:14

Hey all,
To all new mums really I wanted to say that it does get easier, my DD is 6 weeks and my first baby. I never ever knew how hard those few weeks would be! Harder than I ever imagined that's for sure! And what with the baby blues it made it tougher. Every day for 3-4 weeks I felt like chucking it in, I just tried to make it to end of each day, then I would tell myself I'll keep going to she's 3 weeks old, then 4 weeks old. Now I'm thinking I may make it to 2 months!! (Possibly beyond!) even now I have bad days but mostly it's so much better and easier and everyone who said it gets easier is rite!!! Thank you to support I got on mumsnet as I had no other source of support in those early weeks.... My friends all bottle fed and hadn't got out to any groups so this site was helpful. Keep going new mums if you want to!

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NickyNackyNooNoo · 11/01/2014 09:22

Well done you

So long as you and baby are happy keep going. Mine are 9 & 7 now so breast feeding is a dim but happy memory. Nothing compares to it, when I look at my long legged DSs now I at how I helped them thrive way back in the beginning.

The confidence it gave me was immense....go Mums

TwentyTinyToes · 11/01/2014 09:23

What a lovely post! Well done you and congratulations on your little baby.

Monkeyandanimal · 11/01/2014 09:27

Well done, keep it up! Think of not having to wash and sterilise bottles or having to remember to pack anything other than a nappy and wipes/cotton wool when you are going out!

IAmNotAPrincessIAmAKaleesi · 11/01/2014 09:29

Well done! You are doing brilliantly and you should feel very proud of yourself

Trooperslane · 11/01/2014 09:32

Lovely post op

Wish I'd have seen something so encouraging at that stage. It would really have helped get through the dark days.

I'm still going at 5 months if that helps you..... And actually began to enjoy it at about 12 weeks.

mouseymummy · 11/01/2014 09:38

Well done! I bf my dd1 and stopped at 3 months as it was so difficult, I was sick of the cluster feeding and just felt like everything was getting on top of me.

With dd2 she wasn't latching right and wouldn't take expressed milk. She was ff from 2 days and I still feel guilty for not persevering with bf but she is 15 months now and doing ok so it obviously did her no harm

Now ds is 12 weeks and I'm still going :) I'm doing better this time and enjoying it more. The closeness and the feeling of accomplishment I feel for getting this far are worth the hard work. Hopefully we will continue on this path and ds will continue to thrive.

Well done and long may it continue!!

ScottishDiblet · 11/01/2014 09:39

Well done!! You sound like me - I found it soooo hard at the beginning and had to take each day at a time. In the end I breast fed for five months (and only stopped because I had to go into hospital and couldn't express). Good for you. X

HoratiaDrelincourt · 11/01/2014 09:42

Six weeks is a watershed for many people. Well done for persevering

There's a poster thing going round FB saying something along the lines of:

At six days you wonder how anyone bfs at all.
At six weeks you've cracked it.
At six months you wonder why anyone bothers with bottles.

PinkApple86 · 11/01/2014 09:55

Well done. BFing is one of the hardest things I've done. We're 3 months in now and it gets easier still. Keep it up

NorthernLurker · 11/01/2014 10:24

Well done OP! Persistence is so important because it isn't easy and every baby is different and every set of boobs is different and some work together better than others. I fed dd1 for 11 months, dd2 for 11 months and dd3 for 26 months. Once you get in to the swing of it there's no stopping you

ElleCloughie · 11/01/2014 16:04

Well done! I remember telling myself in the early days when I was finding it so hard that I would try and stick it out to six weeks, and if it was better at least I'd have known I gave it a good try. Still going now at three months I've had some very difficult challenges along the way, and although it is easier in some ways it is harder in others, but I'm still going! I hope it continues to be lovely for you too!

ElleCloughie · 11/01/2014 16:06

if it was no* better. Still getting the hang of typing while feeding!

AmandaCooper · 11/01/2014 17:21

Good for you OP six weeks is a real milestone!

FrumiousBandersnatch · 11/01/2014 18:52

really really good for you hotmad. Even though I've been really lucky and had no problems establishing bf I repeatedly told myself in the early days that I only needed to get to 6 months. DD is now 5m and I can't imagine the faff of switching over to formula!

froubylou · 11/01/2014 19:27

Well done hotmad!

I am at 4 weeks and 1 day. I have found it difficult at times. Constant feeding, painful nips, engorged breasts and leaking everywhere.

But on the other hand if baby cries I have the perfect way to comfort him. Nothing so far has been so bad that a boob won't do the trick. I love the bond I have with him and I love the fact that when I look at him I did that. DP might have contributed one of his strongest swimmers but the rest of him has been made by me. And at 4 weeks hr is still thriving on my boobs.

I don't have to mess around with bottles and formula. I just flop a boob out.

And every feed it gets a bit easier. I actually woke up this morning and looked forward to him waking up and needing a feed.

WaitingForPeterWimsey · 11/01/2014 20:21

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nomoreminibreaks · 11/01/2014 20:26

Good for you! I'm 8 days in with DS2 and really struggling. I struggled with DS1 but carried on until 21 months and assumed this time it would be easy and it's been a shock. I can't wait until we get to 6 weeks!

failingmammalian · 11/01/2014 20:33

Well done! It really can become fun at about two months ... I struggled so much at the start (hence the user name) but by the end when I went back to work if was so sad to have to stop .congrats on hanging in there

Nicky79864 · 11/01/2014 20:47

This is really encouraging as I am 4 weeks in and am finding some days just endless, especially growth spurts! Well done you & thanks for sharing :-)

impatienttobemummy · 11/01/2014 20:52

Well done it really is hard work. I had to throw in the towel at 6 weeks with DS1 and 6 days with DS2 so I know what an achievement this is! You've broken the back of it should get a lot easier now. God I hate sterilising!

blueblackdye · 11/01/2014 22:35

Baby #2 is 17 mo and still bf ! She does nt take enough fluid with beaker or sippy cup or cup and has never taken more than 2 or 3 oz from a bottle. The bond we have is intense, her eyes in my eyes, her smile with my boob in her mouth, it is so funny, although sometimes when she pulls on my top I think we have to stop this at some point... She will decide, hopefully not at 6 yo !
Well done everyone.

iwasyoungonce · 11/01/2014 22:37

Well done Hotmad

Robbabank · 11/01/2014 22:40

Well d

kelda · 11/01/2014 22:40

Well done! I gave myself a minimum of six weeks bfing dd1, then increased it to 2 months, then to 3,4 months etc, and before I realised it Dd1 was one year old!

Robbabank · 11/01/2014 23:21

Well done is what I was trying to say! I struggled with engorgement and other problems with my first and it took a while to settle down but we kept going and 1 day at a time is exactly the right way to think about it.

All mine have bf into toddlerhood and it's been fantastic for them and me. I've been especially grateful at times of illness when I was still able to nourish and soothe them when they couldn't eat or sleep. Good luck to all you new mums on this thread and well done to you all.

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