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hi Danielle, i went through this with both my daughters too. i got tired of it too, but i always told myself, come on, it's just one period in your life, something good you're doing for your baby, just keep going. i breastfed my oldest for 5 months in total and my youngest for 7 months. did you know that breastfeeding strengthens the bond with your baby? maybe you think it's weird, but i also used breastfeeding to comfort her when she was crying really hard to calm her down. it worked perfectly. did you know that your breasts respond to how much your baby needs? your breasts fill up according to your baby's needs, perfectly adjusted. and did you know that there's fore milk and hind milk in your breasts? the fore milk is what your baby gets first, it's for your baby's thirst.

and after milk is what the baby drinks from your breasts afterwards, that milk is thicker and contains all sorts of good fats that are very good for your baby. After milk is specifically for your baby's hunger, so it's really the food for the baby, while fore milk is for quenching your baby's thirst. Nice, right? With formula feeding, that's not there. Formula feeding is powerful and certainly not as precisely tailored to your little one as breastfeeding is. With breastfeeding, you're also giving your child good immunity, even for later on. And don't forget, you're doing it for your child. Every time I got tired of it, I'd think for a moment: what's more beautiful than giving your child something good once in your life? That really means being a mother. Put yourself aside for your child. Greetings, Vera.

and yeah, it often took hours for them to suckle at my breast—exhausting—but when the milk finally came flowing again and they drank and then fell asleep contentedly, I thought, oh well, it doesn’t matter that it took so long. They get all the important vitamins in the end. And don’t forget, with breastfeeding, your baby gets tired too because they have to suck at your breast until the milk flow is good. The more you nurse, the more milk your breasts produce.

If she drank from my left breast, I still let her drink from the right for a bit so that my right breast would fill up faster since it determines how much your baby drinks. Good luck with your little one, love, Vera

Hi Danielle, I had that with my son too, but indeed, just push through that tiredness. It doesn't weigh against all the good you give your baby. And you know what I always found so nice? All the growing he did, getting bigger, was all from my breastfeeding, and that gave me a proud feeling. Not bottle feeding, but entirely through me. I gave him breast milk for 6 months. By the way, did you know that if your baby is breastfed, you can delay vaccinations until 7 months? Because as long as he's breastfed, your baby is protected against all illnesses.

I also breastfed and delayed the vaccinations until 7 months, and my 5 kids didn’t get the BMR shot either. They’re now 8, 9, 11, 13, and 16, and all very healthy kids. So, no BMR vaccination, but that has nothing to do with it here. Sorry, love, Fay.

I also feed both breasts. She drinks easily for half an hour on the first, and then another 10 minutes on the other. And they go completely empty in the evening. But she drinks so much that she spits out complete mouthfuls back at the breast. Then I sometimes give her the pacifier too, although I'd rather not, but if I give her more breast, she keeps spitting out double.

I also gave her the breast and I recognize your story; mine could also drink for hours and I got exhausted. I put her in a chair in a side room, but then I thought, "It has to be possible to relax," and so I just fed her on my lap while I watched my series, even during meals, and that was less tiring. She drank, and I followed my series. And about those vaccinations: with breastfeeding, they are protected against all illnesses, so you can postpone them to, say, 7 or 6 months. Greetings, Isoura.