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I’m currently struck down with a bad cold / flu (?). Aching all over and so run down.

Baby (8 weeks) seems okay (maybe a little run down before I was but seems fine now). However, I am really really struggling with looking after him. Thankfully it’s a bank holiday so today my husband has taken on as much as possible but he’s having to watch me every time I feed as I’m so exhausted and drowsy I’m almost falling asleep. When I’m not feeding I’m drifting in and out of sleep.

He’s feeding a lot because he’s 8 weeks and still in that cluster feeding stage. I think I’m going to have to wake my husband for every feed in the night though fear of drifting off. I can’t / won’t Co- sleep so this is not an option (please don’t recommend).

Any tips for tomorrow when husband is back at work? I don’t know how mums do this, you’re amazing. I’m knackered.

Hi Everyone!

Little one is 7.5 weeks old. So far it’s going okay (cluster feeding is rough but that’s normal!)

At the beginning I did struggle with quite bad nausea when feeding sometimes but that had passed.

However, for the last few days/ week I’ve been hit with horrendous nausea while feeding around 4/5pm. On some days this has been so bad I’ve genuinely been on the edge of being sick. It usually passes an hour or so later but it is specifically this time every day and specifically during a feeding session.

I do notice my supply dips a bit in the evenings (normal for this pp timeframe I understand). Has anyone else had this nausea and knows why? Is it linked to the supply dip?

I feel like I’m eating and drinking enough but little one is a big baby (93rd percentile at birth) so maybe with all the carrying around I need to eat even more?

Thanks in advance!