For the Mummies whose babies are born a bit sunnier than others, I see you.
Alfie, like lots of babies, developed jaundice after birth. Cue a relentless 24hr timetable of 3 hourly feeds. Night wakings are draining but it is so much easier waking to your baby in the night than your phone alarm.
Frequent feedings as well as indirect sunlight help to breakdown the jaundice. I don’t know if you’ve ever tried to breastfeed a baby that doesn’t want to feed. It’s virtually impossible! For each 3 hourly feed it would take me an hour to get him to latch.
Reaching for that water bottle because you’re dying of thirst? Cough? Breathe? Don’t even think about it! Cue baby unlatching. Begin hour long latching process again.
Mamas, don’t worry the jaundice will go as will the sleepiness it brings. Soon you’ll be looking back fondly at those sleepy days and breastfeeding like a pro.
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