I’m on my second breastfeeding journey and I’m enjoying the ease of the latch and supply. With my first, she had a tongue and lip tie and it was the most excruciating and difficult 4 months. I also didn’t know as much about breastfeeding as I do this time around. Now, on my second journey- we are 4.5 months in and I love the connection we have with nursing and being able to nourish her body. I’m back at work and we’ve made a pretty decent routine with pumping and supply. Some days are harder than others, as with anything in life, but lately - THESE HORMONES GOT ME FUCKED UP.

(Pardon, my French. 😅)

Does anyone else feel like their hormones are wild these days?

- Fatigue / low energy

- ZERO libido

- lots of crying

- NO weight loss (which causes more crying)

- skin problems

Sometimes I feel like I’m losing my mind. There’s a lot of pressure around me to stop breastfeeding because “it will solve all these problems” but I’m not interested in stopping. I don’t feel like either one of us are ready for that and my plan is to let her self wean when she’s ready. My family and general American society have a lot of negative things to say about this method but we try to ignore outside opinions and live our life. Anywho, to my point…is this hormone thing forever? Will it really just stop when I stop breastfeeding? Is anyone else feeling this way?