Lauren Brant’s illness forced her to stop breastfeeding

She gave birth to her first child with AFL partner Barry Hall in May.

And Lauren Brant has now revealed that a sickness had forced her to stop breastfeeding her adorable son Miller.

The 28-year-old new mother took to Instagram to explain the change and how her little bub had adjusted.

 

‘I’ve been really sick’: Lauren Brant opens up about illness that forced her to STOP breastfeeding her son Miller and reveals his biggest struggle so far

Lauren posed for a video with the happy youngster as she said: ‘I’ve been really sick, so we tried Miller on some formula… and he took it!’

The bubbly brunette praised the Munchkin Grass Fed infant formula, saying Miller ‘liked it straight up’. 

She went on to promote the brand further, posting a flat lay of a variety of products she uses with her baby, adding: ‘We use a lot of the Munchkin stuff because it’s fun, it’s colourful and it’s awesome for kids.’ 

'He liked it straight up': Lauren was pleasantly surprised that baby Miller enjoyed the formula after switching due to sickness

‘He liked it straight up’: Lauren was pleasantly surprised that baby Miller enjoyed the formula after switching due to sickness

'We use a lot of the Munchkin stuff': Lauren promoted the baby brand, praising it for being 'fun', 'colourful' and 'awesome for kids'

‘We use a lot of the Munchkin stuff’: Lauren promoted the baby brand, praising it for being ‘fun’, ‘colourful’ and ‘awesome for kids’

'Miller can crawl!' The performer shared an adorable clip of her seven-month-old crawling towards her

‘Miller can crawl!’ The performer shared an adorable clip of her seven-month-old crawling towards her

As well as switching to formula, the doting mother also gushed over little Miller’s crawling abilities.

Lauren excitedly shared a clip of Miller crawling towards the camera, as she exclaimed: ‘Did I tell you guys? Miller can crawl.’

‘Come on Miller, there you go. That’s it. Good boy, good crawling,’ she could be heard encouraging her tot to make his way across the room.

New family: The former Hi-5 performer gave birth to her first child with AFL partner Barry Hall in May

New family: The former Hi-5 performer gave birth to her first child with AFL partner Barry Hall in May

However, Lauren later added: ‘The only thing that he’s not quite getting the hang of is drinking water out of his practice sippy cup. haven’t quite got that one down.’

Only last week she confessed she was struggling with being a first time mum, and it appears partner Barry planned to treat his lady love to a night out on Tuesday.

She told her 42.6k followers she was headed for a ‘much needed date tonight’, joking she was ‘going out with an absolute stud’.

'Much needed date tonight': Only last week she confessed she was struggling with being a first time mum, and it appears partner Barry planned to treat his lady love to a night out on Tuesday

‘Much needed date tonight’: Only last week she confessed she was struggling with being a first time mum, and it appears partner Barry planned to treat his lady love to a night out on Tuesday

Last week she revealed her struggles, confessing that she is too hard on herself.

She admitted she was ‘just not coping’ and felt ‘drained’ after looking after Miller, seven months, for the day. 

She said her day had ‘sucked’, and despite the fact she loved her son Miller she had struggled with negativity.

‘I realised that I have not been kind enough to myself and this is a HUGE problem because when I get run down, agitated or sad, I’m a lesser mum,’ she wrote.

Baby's first Christmas! Lauren and Barry will be celebrating their first festive season with new bub Miller this year

Baby’s first Christmas! Lauren and Barry will be celebrating their first festive season with new bub Miller this year



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