ADHD & Breastfeeding 8 week old... Fellow mum advice?
Hi all,
I've got a 2.5 year old daughter who I breastfed for 6 months, I'm now on baby number 2 and she is currently breastfed.
First time round it was great, the convenience outweighed any negative I ever came across and I only really took her off the breast as she was such a foodie 6 month old when we started weaning she just wanted all the food she could. We had a lot more support with her too as we lived closer to family whereas now we're 3 hours away.
Baby 2 seems to have a huge milk appetite and love for the boob, it's exhausting. It's playing into all my ADHD traits that are a struggle anyway as a parent, I'm tired because it's breastfeeding and taking it out of me while I chase around my other daughter, the sensory experience second time round is absolutely killing me because I'm tired and while I'm feeding her I have to deal with the eldest just generally existing in my personal space, I'm also constantly hungry and I'm now just back into eating rubbish and seeking out sugar and goodies to try survive. And lastly it means while I do bedtime I immediately clock off from bedtime to give up my evening to feed the baby.
I know none of these are major things but I wanted to share here because I feel the experience is more to do with my ADHD and sensory sensitivities than anything else. It certainly isn't anything to do with my two kids, just circumstances second time round. I guess I'm just venting because I feel guilty as I'm looking to move to formula. I've pumped the odd bottle but I don't want to put to be honest, it's faff and my toddler is so full on I'm not sure I'd ever get much consistent time to use my handsfree pump successfully.
Has any other mum's had this experience?