Does it get better

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Does it get easier?!? My LO is 1 week and so far I hate breastfeeding. I like the bonding and that he's getting what he needs. But I truly hate breastfeeding. I know my hormones are crazy messed up bc I'm randomly sad a lot. That's not like me! But I wonder if I'll still hate it once my hormones go back to normal. If it weren't for my husband pushing me to stick it out I'd quit. I know it's selfish and I know I haven't given it enough time. I'm just over it but I can't be. Today he cluster fed basically all day. :( it's not even that it hurts it's just I feel that's  all I did was feed. Idk. I have a lot anxiety about pumping to. I had no idea it was so much work.ill be working full time soon. So it's stressing me jidf thinking about it. And idky but he won't sleep in our room in his bed. He cries. He'll only sleep on my chest in the recliner. I miss Laying next to my husband. Hoping it gets better.

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Everything you said is sooo normal! Breastfeeding SUCKS at first. It takes up all your time and it hurts. Don't worry love, it gets so so so so so so better. I'm 6 months out and it's so easy that I feel bad for people who have to use bottles, lol! Don't kid yourself, your newborn probably won't sleep away from you even if you were formula feeding. He's new to this cold world and he wants to be with his mommy. If you need any advice or help I'm here for you! This postpartum period is awful!!

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I hated it non-stop every living second for the first 3 months. I was really about to just say screw it. And then suddenly it clicked about two weeks ago. He latches like a pro, I don't feel like I'm all left hands, I can pick him up and latch him and feed at night without covering us both in spraying breast milk  and I can nurse in public without flashing the whole world. My nipples still get a bit bruised from time to time because his poor little gums are sore so he's biting down, but all in all its much much better then it was!

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It gets better. Just hang on. I hated breast feeding with a passion. Around a month it got a chunk easier and painless. Then 6 weeks was the point for me where it's just whatever. Hang in there. Try for 2 months before making any decisions

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It gets better! The first few weeks my let downs manifested feelings of depression and sadness so every time my son nursed I would cry or just feel really sad. But that went away! Now it's super easy

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You'll have to have someone there to help you consistently with it. My mom and husband were there so they helped. It only took a day or two for my daughter to get the hang of it. I sat down and nursed for like an hour constantly trying to keep her awake making sure she ate enough so I knew she wasn't hungry. After that gave her to my mom or husband to hold. Next time she started rooting they would rock her or walk with her to get her to sleep or to calm down and distract her. You can't hold the baby when they're rooting because the baby can smell you and the breast milk and will start freaking out and crying. You have to understand though babies root constantly.. It's a self defense mechanism to make sure they get fed and taken care of, so they do it constantly, whether they're hungry or not. I'd set a timer so I'd know exactly when we hit two hours and then I'd grab her to nurse, then start the process again. I had a hard time with it at first because she'd be rooting and I'd worry she was hungry. That's why I'd make her nurse for an hour to make sure she ate enough and wasn't hungry. After the first week she stopped rooting so much and would start to fuss right around two hours, so that's when I let her take control and nurse for as long as she wanted. I do a minimum of 20 minutes. But now I don't have to force her to be on a schedule. I can feed her on demand, she just only demands it every 2-4 hours now because I taught her to fill her belly at feedings not just snack.

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I hated breast feeding at first. I thought to myself there is no way I can do this. I pulled through and my son is 6 going on seven months now exclusively breast fed. I couldn't imagine all the hassle of formula. Packing bottles and formula every where you went cleaning bottles all the time. Once you and your baby get the hang of it, everything just starts flowing. The first few weeks... I won't lie they were dreadful I felt like all I ever did was nurse because he would cry all day but it gets better, MUCH better. Not only that it's free and it's so much more healthy and natural for you baby! You got this mama'

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Everything gets so much easier! Hang in there. I'm 9.5 months postpartum and those first couple of weeks (raging hormones and all) are a distant memory.

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I was the same way. I was so depressed the first few weeks cause of breastfeeding. We are now 6 weeks in. It does gets better. Hang in there mama

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Your baby is depending on you to take care of him mama! He absolutely loves having a bond with you. Don't let that discourage you! Breastfeeding is a wonderful thing. It's so easy when your out and about to just pop your boob out. No bottles no measuring formula no heating it up. Hang in there! It will get better!

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