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Sat here looking at his cute little face and hearing his adorable chuckles of laughter, it’s hard to believe that my angel faced boy is kicking my ass every night. Because, when it comes to sleep, this kid has got me beat. It started out innocently enough. I was exhausted after 6 months of getting up every few hours (cheers breastfeeding) and had the bright idea that Lie down night feeding was the answer. How very wrong I was. The lie down night feeds roughly translated to me falling asleep whilst feeding my little cherub - only waking to roll over and pop him on the other boob. I know I should have felt guilty about the whole ‘co-sleeping is a no-no’ rule but I couldn’t, I was too busy enjoying all of the sleep. So, I resolved to put the little guy back in his cot just as soon as I’d caught up on my own sleep. That day never came and, four months later he’s still in our bed! The night starts out well enough; he has his last feed in his bedroom and goes to sle...
I’ve kind of fallen out of love with breastfeeding, there I said it! My baby boy has more teeth coming through and his preferred teething rings are my poor nipples. Now I’m trying to be patient and I know we’ll get through this. So, I’ve written a little list to run through in my head each time he flashes those milky whites. Five reasons why breastfeeding rocks: I can eat all the cake – Yep 500 extra calories just for me. That roughly translates to about 2 fancy cupcakes a day, yum. I’m saving money – It’s month two of my Maternity Induced Poverty and it’s comforting to know that I’m saving £550 a year by breastfeeding. That’s like a new pair of shoes every month! I can have a lie in – Thanks to round the clock feeds in the early days, I’m owed about 3000 sleeps-in and I happily remind my husband of this fact whenever he has a day off. I can be lazy – Aside from my lie down feeding, aka my accidental co-sleeping habit , breastfeeding allo...
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