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N o t G l a m o r o u s😣😣 . Yesterday IIwas

N o t G l a m o r o u s😣😣
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Yesterday IIwas reminded by a friends post about the real shitty part of breastfeeding, the absolutely hard core, guilt wrenching part of it... 😟and I actually seem to have put it out of sight out of mind... so I looked at my phone picture back up, and this picture was one I never shared....🙁
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18 March 2020😩 Lily was 8days old here, my boobs were humongous, I had fever and night sweats, and Lily’s latch was abso-Frekin-lutely WRONG!! 😱😩 it hurt so much, and it was such a painful experience to go through... and I couldn’t understand why it was so hard this thin?! Hell!! I’d been through all of this before with Paul?! Everything was fine, it was the most frustrating this to not understand WHY this new baby didn’t understand the whole latching thing?!😤 I tried everything, & couldn’t find a solution - enden up with me just deciding that I have to soldier through it😱 I was in complete fear of Lily breastfeeding, no one was allowed to touch her for fear of her waking up and wanting to feed...
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The end result of me just trying to push through & not solve the problem... very badly cracked nipples, needle like pains, infection, engourged boobs and a nursing strike, 🙁🤭🤭oh and me basically wanting to throw my baby every time she lachend 😤(don’t judge me - its like voluntarily letting someone hurt you and just sitting there pretending everything is ok...)
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I had to stop, pump out milk & feed her the bottle, well force het the bottle coz she didn’t want to take it, But I had to let my body heal & figure out what my game plan was to fix this....so I reached out to my friends and other breastfeeding Mommies, and after a few days of nipple cream , pumping & a whole lot of trying to breastfeeding in different positions as well as actually trying to figure out how to get Lily to latch better things started to look up🙌🏻⭐️
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It was hard, & it HURT so much But I really wanted to continue breastfeeding, it was so important for me the second time round , just as much as the first time.💙 and with some trial & error we nailed it! I will never forget looking at my husband at 23:00 at night with this big smile, saying, “It didn’t hurt!!” 🥳

C U T ⭐️ S H O R T . Goodness my anxiety is k

C U T ⭐️ S H O R T
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Goodness my anxiety is kicking into full Swing today 😱😱😱😂😂🤦🏽‍♀️🙄🙄 I literally cut my run short coz I couldn’t spend another minute thinking about all the orders I have to sew and how I’m not getting enough done in a day, 😣😔😤
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Then my ITB is flaring up😱😱😱 and I have a niggle that feels like shin splints or some in the opposite leg🤭🤭It is freaking me out people!! I cannot deal with any injuries now, like postpartum in itself feels like a damn injury 🙄🤦🏽‍♀️
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And then I’m so nervous and excited and just emotional because my Parents have moved back to South Africa after living in Malawi for about 11 years...so my Mom and my brother is here🥺🥺🥺 and they have been released from quarantine this morning and they are literally here in SA, back💙 and its amazing to have them so close!! And I’m so excited to see them and let them meet my little girl for the first time that I think that an Allll the above is just freaking me out...😶😶😶😶😶I just don’t know how to feel 😰😅😂😱🥺🤭😅🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️(lol)
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Goodness and I still have to make you guys a video for Breastfeeding week😱😱😱and go buy some groceries 😂😂😂😂 lol allot going on, how did I ever cope with having a day job aswell?!🤣

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EXCITED IS A UNDERSTATEMENT 🤩🤩🤩 . Our @po

EXCITED IS A UNDERSTATEMENT 🤩🤩🤩
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Our @pokkelokkiecloth diapers have arrived!!!!!!!😱😱😱😅😂🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️Goooodness I never knew I could be so excited about diapers 😂🤣🙈 but I’m truly excited!
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Firstly I’m so absolutely excited to get the hang of these diapers for Paul, because of his BE he doesn’t have bladder control and it makes his disposable night nappies sooooooo full, we always have leaks and it wakes him up, where he is otherwise a very good sleeper 😢 so I’m so excited for him to have a more comfortable nights sleep, for me to not be woken up, having to deal with a crying toddler, new set of pajamas and sometimes a new set of bedding as well in the middle of the night!😩
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Lily is now fully moved over to cloth diapers so I’m excited for her to have night nappies that are a little more comfortable than pockets.🌸🌸🙌🏻
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🌍and also, I’m loving the amount of disposable diapers that we are using, which is a considerably smaller amount that before! We basically use 4 a day and they are for Paul when he sleeps and 3 at school, so that is a significantly small amount of nappies used ♻️♻️🙌🏻🙌🏻
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So the plan is to have both kids on full cloth diapers by September 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤗Excited!!
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I’m also very excited to share with all of you this journey, I want to share the unboxing of these with you soon! ⭐️🤗🤗⭐️

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💛 Aaahhhww my Paul, breastfeeding you was a dre

💛 Aaahhhww my Paul, breastfeeding you was a dream, you were my perfect little human from the beginning. You are such a champ. ⭐️
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My breastfeeding journey the first time around was so important to me, firstly so many people told me that I couldn’t run and breastfeed, well let me tell you, I trained for @lesothoultratrail_ whilst breastfeeding Paul and I trained for @parismarathon while breastfeeding Paul. 🔥😎 So it can be done with the right amount of care, nutrition and hydration!
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The second thing that was so important for me and why my breastfeeding journey with Paul was so important was because Paul was born with a rare defect, #bladderextrophy , he had major surgery at 3 days old, again at 8 months, a groin hernia opp at 10 months and in-between all those he had approximately 7 procedures and or small operations. 😵 Let me tell you it was the most heartbreaking experience of my life and we still have a long way to go with Pauls stuff but breastfeeding was the only way I knew how to comfort him after each surgery, after each needle pric , cut, push, stitches, catheters, spica cast , sonars and scary doctors visits. 😢Its quite sad when your baby recognizes his doctor at 10 months old, before he can even speak properly and you can see on his facial expression and him gripping at your clothes he is terrified 🤭😢
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But breastfeeding helped us through it all, through all these scary situations, it was the only way I knew how to help with pain management, to help with discomfort and everything inbetween 💙💙
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I’m so great full to have been able to breastfeed Paul, and even Lily now, althobo Lily and I did not have such a great start 😂🤦🏽‍♀️

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2hour long Hilly Run 😍 #baby2otter . It was mag

2hour long Hilly Run 😍 #baby2otter
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It was magical! ⭐️ but now... my body is broken 😖Goodness I can run 3hours +on trail and feel fine, tired and a little sore but mostly fine! Put me on tarr... I’m broken! I some have Lightning Crotch all over again and I’m not even pregnant?! 😫⚡️⚡️my hips hurt so bad, my core is shot and knees - Don’t get me started 😢🙄🤭
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Today I had to run 2h30min... but I literally couldn’t go further that two hours, the first hour I felt great even though I was purposely looking for hills to tackle, but literally the last 30Min was torture... my body is simply not made for road running...the asphalt is just to hard on my body for sure, I mean I can bearly walk up the stairs?! 😂🤭🤭😵🙄
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Either way it felt great to be out running again, I’ve been having this threatening possibility of a flue lingering, Snot nose, and tightness in the chest with flem, that I was so nervous to run and make it go into full blown flue, I decided to just rest and stock up on vitamins, and it seemed to work🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 sooo absolutely thankful! The thing about having your own business and being sick... lol no one is gonna give you sick leave 😂😂😂🤦🏽‍♀️ no work no pay, flippen literally 😯🤭😂😂 but my boss said If I do some over time working tonight then I can go run in my lunch and take another hour extra 🤗⭐️ so I have to put in some work this evening when the kids are sleeping!
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Hope you are enjoying the #breastfeedingweek posts! 😍⭐️ Thank you for all the questions! We’re gonna answer them during our videos this week! Remember to keep a lookout for them ☺️🌸💙
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Tomorrows post is about Breastfeeding and exercise! 😍My fave topic 😂😉😉join us for that en you can let me know if you have any additional questions and I will answer them! 💛

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B r e a s t f e e d i n g T i p 💛 . Today I’v

B r e a s t f e e d i n g T i p 💛
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Today I’ve been breastfeeding Lily for for 145 days.🤩looking back at this picture we’ve come a loooooong way! Our breastfeeding journey started out pretty rough! Not at all the same as it was with Paul 😵😂
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Did you know - Your breasts will always produce just enough milk. Remarkably, your breasts will only produce as much milk as your baby needs, no more and no less. When you start breastfeeding, your breasts will start producing more milk, but as feedings slow down, your body just naturally stops producing it. ⭐️
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Keep an eye on my IGTV for our first Video drop for Breastfeeding Week 2020! 🤩🤩
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H a p p y B r e a s t f e e d i n g A w a r e n e

H a p p y B r e a s t f e e d i n g A w a r e n e s s
W e e k 🤗🤩
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Today I’ve been breastfeeding Lily for 143 days. Did you know that breast milk is made up of about 87% water? Thats why babies that are breastfed do not require extra water or supplements. 🤩🌈⭐️
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For Breastfeeding awareness week 2020 I wil be teaming up with @tinyblossomsspeechandlactation and @nuk_southafrica to bring you some informative videos on IGTV on all topics related to breastfeeding 🤗💛 at the end of the series of videos there will also be a giveaway in collaboration with @nuk_southafrica ! So keep an eye out for all the videos and learn a few tricks from the experts @tinyblossomsspeechandlactation and stay tuned to see how and what you can win!

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Whooooohooooo 🔥 this mornings run felt great! I

Whooooohooooo 🔥 this mornings run felt great! I have to say, I’m so busy that I feel somewhat separated from my running somehow 🤷🏻‍♀️🤔🌸 so the run this morning helped me re connect to my goals! 😎☺️
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While I was running I kept seeing the traffic and thinking to myself, I can’t actually believe that I get to be here?! That I get to finally do the things I love most, ⭐️ Honesty I could have fallen apart and taken the retrenchment in a worse way, but somehow it really seems to me like everything I’ve ever asked for🤩 I wanted to make beautiful things ✅ I wanted to be able to have a boss that would understand how important my running it ✅ I wanted to NOT run at 4am anymore ✅ I wanted to have more time with my family ✅ I wanted to be less stressed ✅ I wanted to NOT sit in traffic for 3 hours a day or deal with assholes and road rage ✅ I wanted a more fulfilling job that makes my heart full ✅🤗
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Safe to say with all those green checks things are looking up! ⭐️⭐️😅 all in all it is what I’ve actually been praying for , for what feels like forever. Now I just need to keep putting in the work and give it my all to make it work 😂🔥😎🤞🏻🙏🏻 I seriously don’t want this to go away! 🌈☺️
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Challenge accepted ⭐️ Thank you to all the bea

Challenge accepted ⭐️ Thank you to all the beautiful Ladies that nominated me! You are all inspiring and strong women! 🤗☺️💗
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📸: @amber_infinity @kubili.mediahouse
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