SECOND CHANCE 👶🏽!

lol it wasn’t broke so I didn’t fix it I didn’t change a thang lmao two Velcro babies

@Asha I just found out what Velcro means 😏. But wow nice that you just went with the flow 🥰

It’s not that I ‘finally got it’ necessarily but we tried everything for BF with my first and in the end his mouth was just too tiny (we even hired a private lactation consultant and that’s what she eventually said). I exclusively pumped for months then combi then formula and the whole journey was really traumatic. Had a tough first week with my second but have been exclusively nursing her for almost 6 months and it’s SO much easier. She doesn’t sleep though whereas my first was ok so they really are just all different!

I was much better at breastfeeding, my body seemed to cope better and knew what to do earlier. Second baby though is crazy clingy

the main difference this time is mental - i feel way less anxious and so much more laidback. breastfeeding is going well but it went well first time too, and birth was quicker and easier but first was great too! we've co slept since day 1 this time which means i'm way less tired too.

It wasn't that things went smoother because I had experience, I just had a baby with very different temperment. Went from a velcro baby to one that is content to be alone.

@Katelynn mental strength should have been my other option here 💕

@keisha🍉 it is really nice to see positive things back to back.

@Allie i can only imagine that trauma from really trying to bf. But there was light there with your 2nd phew

Yes and same as @Katelynn as well actually - my first was always really difficult, screamed for like the first 6 months straight. Ridiculously clingy. Now as a toddler he’s a biter. Whereas #2 is a little angel 👼

I feel like I was better at taking care of my first than my second. But I have a toxic husband who makes me feel like I'm not doing enough so I'm always reevaluating all my actions and how I cared for everyone and everything. So, don't judge yourself on how you think you're doing now versus before. You're experienced more now so you know easier ways the second, third + time around. And don't let anyone make you feel otherwise, like you're not doing enough for one versus the other or any/all of them, not even yourself. You're doing a good job!