Cluster feeding

Losing my mind with my 9 day old. She has been feeding non stop for 7 hours and won’t settle. Is this just cluster feeding or should I be worried?

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This happened to me a few days ago with my 2 week old, I think my baby got thirsty in the heat and then my boobs were just too empty to fill him up when he was hungry. I ended up just letting him contact nap on me and only feeding from one boob for a few hours. Then I fed him with my full boob he was full and happy and had a good nap and then went back to the usual 3 hourly feeds after that xxx

My 5 day old is the same today, RIP my nipples 💀 😖 hope you manage to settle her soon x

i hope this ends soon I’m so exhausted and really struggling xxx

I’m using nipple shields which help! Does your baby just feed non stop? I’ve had her on me for 90 mins, she’s not slept since before 3:40!! Xx

Yea I had the same unfort, it’s really hard

yep! The other night she was on the boob from 12am til 5am, that was a real struggle. In the past couple of days she seems to be doing it more during the day (she’s literally doing it right now) which is preferable but still exhausting. I feel your pain! I think it’s just a phase we have to go through. Make sure you’ve got lots of water and snacks nearby and get something good on Netflix 🥰

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