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'Feeling like an effing cow' - Troian Bellisario talks about her love-hate relationship with breastfeeding

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"F*#k pumping"
"F*#k pumping"

It's been ten months since Troian Bellisario welcomed her first child with husband Patrick J. Adams, and the actress has marked her first World Breastfeeding Week with a candid post via Instagram. 

Sharing a picture of herself breastfeeding daughter Aurora, which Troian describes as "the most glamorous I've ever looked while feeling like an effing cow," the Pretty Little Liars actress opened up about the highs and lows of breastfeeding. 

"I can't sleep it's so painful... having to be conscious of everything I put or do not put in my body and that means alcohol, medication, even melatonin!" she wrote.

"I can't even join in all of this cool CBD stuff that's happening. But... no matter how much I hate pumping or how complicated my relationship with food is, it has been a joy, an honour and a no brainer to feed my daughter this way. My body has made it easy for us, and I have loved every moment."

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