Will I ever sleep again?😩

Hi, new mum here! My little boy is only 3 days old (born on 23/05). He was born at a chunky 9lbs 5oz and seems like he always wants feeding! We worked out latching etc pretty quickly but we are having trouble, especially at night. He is feeding so Frequently and pretty much non stop overnight. (possibly cluster feeding?) he will fall asleep on the boob every time he feeds but as soon as I go to move him in to the next to me cot, he wakes up and starts screaming& wanting boob again. Does anyone have any tips to get him to settle in his cot at all? Currently struggling to get even a second of sleep and getting increasingly worried ill pass out whilst feeding him because I’m SO exhausted.

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Look into safe cosleeping! It saved me the first few months

I had this too the first few days the midwife told me to pat or rub his back while feeding so he doesn't fall asleep. If this doesn't work maybe try a bottle and see if he does settle down, maybe he doesn't get enough from the boob?

For sure cluster feeding my little one did it after she was born and I had to give her a bottle to make sure she was getting a full feed then would put her on my breast to soothe herself then when I knew for sure she was in deep sleep( deep breaths and not quick little ones) I would slowly transfer her.

Check out this baby sleep resource. https://takingcarababies.com/feeding-every-hour-and-not-sleeping

Totally normal newborn behaviour. It gets easier after a few weeks / months.

Offer a pacifier to soothe the sucking reflex after a feed. The avent ones are great for breastfeeding.

Are you swaddling? White noise? Dark room with no white or blue lights? Using a red night light for feeds?

Hi Becca, this is a totally normal and really, really tough stage! As a breastfeeding mum, I can only advise to stick with it and you’ll be out the other side before you know it, but you’ll feel like a zombie! As the above comment says, try co sleeping and get as much help as you can. I was lucky that my mum came over most days and cuddled the baby for an hour or two so I could nap. If you want to continue breastfeeding, I’d avoid a bottle at the moment, it won’t help anything really, your baby just needs you and cuddles. Also just check you are following hunger cues (very likely at 3 days old, they do cluster feed), but it can also be burping and cuddles they need too. You’ll be ok, it gets waaaaay easier, this is just the hard, unknown bit that’s really daunting. I’ve breastfed all the way and my baby was always a great sleeper - it’s a myth that BF babies sleep worse. She never slept in her crib til 9 weeks, but she still slept well, just on us!! X

No tips. I had to keep a boob out for my babe all night. She never stopped nursing for like 8 months.

I breast feed during the day and in the night I give her a bottle mixed with pumped milk and formula or only formula after which she sleeps for atleast 4 hours and wakes up early morning and then I breast feed her again.

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