Baby fed constantly from 8pm till 9am?

My little one did this too. I talked to a midwife that said that babies only have 1 reflex... to suck. So they might not actually want to eat they just need to soothe. So giving a dummy or we give our bub a pinky sometimes to help them calm themselves down.

Sounds like growth spurt or viroses. Does he have more gás than usual? Belly pain? My 6 week just had that still recovering, but growth spurt has similar symptoms. They get fussy wo t settle won't sleep just want boob

Sounds completely normal although it is draining and remember those times where I’d just cry because all she wanted was boob all the time. Your milk supply is still building and he’s cluster feeding. It does pass and it does get easier. Be kind to yourself, try to nap through the day when you can just to catch up on some sleep

Thanks guys. I just spoke to the health visitor and she said it’s completely normal and suggested a bottle of formula if things feel utterly desperate again. Has anyone tried this?

My boy is almost three weeks and we had a night like that last night from 3pm-3am except he was cluster feeding/ going through growth spurt which is so hard mentally and physically as when he’s fussing he doesn’t latch properly. He gets overtired and wants the boob to calm him but as soon as we put him down he fusses and cries. We’ve tried a dummy but he just spits it out as soon as he realises there’s nothing coming out lol. In regards to the co-sleeping, on nights like this when he won’t settle we do co-sleep. My partner sleeps on the couch, I take all pillows off the bed and swaddle him/ move the duvet down to my waist. I make sure the bed is pushed against the wall and there put pillows between our bed and his bassinet. I feel bad for co-sleeping as so many people are against it and it makes me feel like a bad parent but at this point it’s just about surviving through nights like this and I tell myself I’m doing my best ❤️

I’d go for cosleeping over formula but thats just me for protecting milk supply build up, plus baby might be wanting comfort rather than milk anyway as they can do inactive sucking so formula wont help.
People like cosleepy on instagram are great for considering it. Do you have a next to me? What we did was put baby in it and then if she couldn’t settle bring her into bed but if she rolled (which she never did) she would have just rolled back into it.
Is there any chance you can do shifts? When my daughter had the same i would feed to sleep on the bed then roll away and my husband would stay with her in the bed whilst I slept in the spare room until she next woke - sometimes 40 mins later. Doesn’t work for everyone but sometimes sleeping in a separate space knowing she was safe with dad helped me get through it. Also this weekend definitely nap loads! Have dad take baby in the morning so you can have a lie in 😊

I used formula when this happened with my girl at about 3 weeks. My supply just wasn’t enough for her, I found out by trying to hand express as she kept feeding and wouldn’t stop, only to notice nothing was coming out, which is why she was so fussy. we’d feed then do formula top ups.

Sounds like he might be cluster feeding and using your boob for comfort too. Have you tried a dummy at all? Might help him come off your boob long enough to get some sleep for both of you

I’m thinking the next time this happens I’ll have to co sleep and basically strip my bed 😂 there’s no way I can sit upright boobing all night!

we do have a snuz pod and I did wonder about co sleeping and using the pod as a safety buffer if he were to some how roll himself over there… did this work quite well for you guys?

see I did worry about this but he’s been gaining good weight and peeing and pooping a lot and sometimes he’s frantically gulping which leads me to believe he’s getting enough but last night I thought shit is this an issue now? Did you find the wee bottle of formula settled your little girl well? And did you have any issues offering boob after that?

tried a dummy after debating it and being very hesitant to offer… but he wasn’t having any of it anyway, immediately spat it out 😂

oh sorry, my LG was the same and just did not want a dummy. As long as you prepare and are comfortable with cosleeping then maybe give that a try. My LG slept in a next to me but I would cosleep with her when I just couldn’t settle her, we still take naps together now on my days off, I enjoy the cuddles. It will get better, cluster feeding is hard but once your milk is properly established it will get better! Keep going mummy!

it very much did settle her, I had absolutely no issues after that. She took both, she had been bottle fed express milk since 4 days old though & that may of helped to being able to swap between the two.