Breastfeeding advice!

So I have been tracking everything on an app & today my 17 day old has barely slept and has been constantly cuing for food or screaming!

Is this normal!?!

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Cluster feeding!! It isn't easy but it wont last long xxx

the most exhausting day 😮‍💨

@Megan oh wow, no naps!?! Hopefully your little one is going to sleep tonight 😆

he’s getting SO curious about the world so keeps fighting his day time naps 🫠 (but we’re also not logging naps till 8 weeks old as tbh we can’t be arsed with having to log more than nappies, feeds and pumps right now 🤣)

@Megan I ditched the nappie log as I know he is pooing and peeing enough 🤣

I'm hoping to find the sweetspot after 2 months (you get a trial) which shows you when and how long they should nap for, for a better night's sleep. 😴 one can hope xx

v true, 17 nappies for us yesterday 🥵

I can empathise I've definitely had quite a few of them! My little boy is 4 weeks old now but the hardest day I had with him was when he was a few days old and he cluster fed for like 12 hours 😭 it has definitely got easier and he'll only do it for a few hours now when he does. Keep going your doing a great job xxx

What apps are these please? Xx

@Megan my LO has done so many 💩 nappies today but I'm not surprised with how much he has drunk 🤣

@Harriet I think this was my first one... he has always fed for a long time hour long feeds in the first week - it's slowly shortening & usually sleeps straight after.

He has finally fallen asleep on me & I literally do not want to move... I need to get him to his bed without waking him. 😅

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