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  1. #1
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    Sep 2006
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    Hey hun.... I know how you feel!!! Miss Charlotte was/is the SAME ...... She is a boobie monster ...... I promise you it will slow down - well it did with us..... Aiden loved his boobie too but wasn't always attached to me!! Maybe it feels like that they are as its is really hard to sit there and feed and entertain a toddler at the same time? Where as with your first you have the time just to sit and feed and be with your little one............ I hope I make sense by what I am saying........ Its hard babe but you are doing an awesome job xx

  2. #2
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    Sep 2008
    In a cloud of madness.
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    Hey hun.... I know how you feel!!! Miss Charlotte was/is the SAME ...... She is a boobie monster ...... I promise you it will slow down - well it did with us..... Aiden loved his boobie too but wasn't always attached to me!! Maybe it feels like that they are as its is really hard to sit there and feed and entertain a toddler at the same time? Where as with your first you have the time just to sit and feed and be with your little one............ I hope I make sense by what I am saying........ Its hard babe but you are doing an awesome job xx
    Thanks Hun. She's def feeding more than DD1 was! I'm glad to hear it will slow down. I just feel like I'm not getting a single thing done. I didn't get a chance to eat breakfast until 11am cause I was feeding i'd get out of the shower get dressed and I was at it again. I do know what your saying about being able to sit with the first one though.

  3. #3
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    Oct 2006
    Perth
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    You are doing a fab job. Just know that it's completely normal albeit rather tiring. My DD was the same at first, even now she will have a day here or there where she's constantly feeding. She's just getting the hang of things and their tummy's are so tiny at that age and breastmilk digests quickly. Her feeding lots will help your supply along and don't forget she may just be feeding for comfort and to be close to you, she hasn't been out in the world for very long Feeding lying down is awesome, we do that too especially overnight. If your other DD still has a day sleep, try feeding lying down at that time too until she goes off to sleep. Hang in there, it does get better!

  4. #4
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    Sep 2005
    In the middle of nowhere
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    babe, it will slow down.
    Boobs aren't just for nutrition though, and it seems like she realised she's tapped into a great resource .

    Nate was exactly the same, and after Darcy was a four hourly feeder if that, it nearly killed me....but it does get better.

  5. #5
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    Apr 2008
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    you are doing a great job hun

    If it makes you feel better, DD used to be the opposite to your DD2 and cluster feed int he early hours of the morning and then spread her feeds out during the day.

    Hope it all settles down soon

  6. #6
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    Sep 2008
    In a cloud of madness.
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    I'm so glad to know that she is kinda normal (but hey.. with parents like us hmmm LOL)

  7. #7
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    Jan 2006
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    DS was the same. Give it a week or two and you'll probably see a difference - once she's bigger she'll be able to take more at each feed (and stay awake longer).
    You shouldn't really be doing much else at the moment anyway

  8. #8
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    Jan 2006
    Melbourne
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    Hun like the others have said she's perfectly normal - she's just keen on you

    Have you got help at home (from Mum, MIL or DH?)