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Is there anyone that had a baby that sleeps for 6hr or long and is EBF?

Wondering if she wakes up frequently because she breastfeeds on demand.

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My little boy is EBF and at night he sleeps for anywhere between 4 and 8hrs now. Recently been more towards the higher end but depending on sleep during the day etc it varies
Bit id say the chances are that yes, your baby most likely wakes up more because she's feeding on demand x

what does your daytime feeding look like?

My baby wakes up 2-3 times/night as he is EBF on demand

My little boy is 9 weeks old and EBF. For the last week he’s been sleeping through for 8 hours at night. Throughout the day he feeds on demand and in the evening before bed he has lots of feeds

I’m so happy for you and so jealous at the same time !!! 🤣

During the day he feeds whenever he wants 😂 sometimes it's 2hrs, sometimes it's 40mins.

Mine feeds entirely on demand as long or as little as she pleases, whenever she wants - like as on demand as you can get. She sleeps 9ish hours a night, has a feed then sleeps for another 2-3.

Daytime feeds though, sometimes she'll go a full hour of feeding, and some days when she's in a growth spurt more than half of the day is spent feeding 🫠 the record so far is 7 hours of feeding in a 12 hour window 🤣

We're 12 weeks and ebf - feeding on demand throughout the day, which can be quite often, especially in the evenings, but little one then sleeps around 8-9 hours. This has been her routine for the last 5-6 weeks. They're all so different, my first daughter didn't sleep through the night until she was one xx

my first was the same! She's still the worse sleeper at almost 2 🙈

We’re 10 weeks and ebf, she typically does a 5-7 hour stretch overnight then wakes to feed and does another 2-3 hours. She is fed completely on demand, so she feeds a lot during the day. In the evenings she cluster feeds which I think is her filling up on calories before her big sleep. So much is about luck though - I’ve always just fed on demand she implemented this routine entirely by herself!

taking the overnight win with this one but definitely not bragging because she WILL NOT go to sleep during the day unless she's on my boob 😭

My 11 week old is only breastfed and sleeps roughly 10-6

oh.. this gives me hope. We had 4hr 45 last night which is a new record for us

Update he slept 7.5 hours straight last night then up for an hour at 5.30am and then went back down for another 3 hours so please pray for me this is the new norm!🤞

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Can someone pls help i keep making this post and nobody is responding

My boyfriend booked a trip for us to go to mexico for a week as my push present. I have severe anxiety leaving my 7 month old with my mom. I know she will be in good hands but she’s exclusively breast fed for the most part but accepts bottles just fine. i have all my pumping parts packed and will pump when baby normally eats but i don’t want baby to forget me or have latch issues when i return!! any mommas ever experience this?

Postpartum

I’m only 3 days postpartum (FTM) and already have extremely bad anxiety. I’m crying every night, as I think of another night of no sleep. My baby will not settle in his cot, he cries every moment we put him down unless in his chair rocker. So me and my partner are having to alternate after 3/4 hours of being awake with him downstairs. I’m trying everything to get him to settle. It’s a load of overwhelming stress. I’m 23, I was desperate for a baby and now I have one and feel completely useless. I miss it just being me and my partner.

When does it get better?

I was crying on the phone with the perinatal mental health team today and the lovely lady, bless her, kept assuring me that it gets better. I kept telling her I hope so because people have been saying that since having my LO and it just feels like it keeps getting worse. She assured me it gets better....

Rant/WWYD

My sister (youngest, 24) has two kids, 4 & 1, and i (oldest, 30) just have my one who’s 6mo old right now, so i ask her for advice or call her to vent about things sometimes. Well im tired of her turning around and telling my other family members that I’m “losing my sh*t.” Literally have not lost my sh*t nor have i ever freaked out to her about my baby, i just call her to talk and tell her what stage my baby is in or talk through how im feeling, but she chooses to tell people that im like a complete nutcase or something which worries me that my family is going to start being judgmental about me as a mother or looking at me funny like I’m some fragile ticking time bomb.

What would you do in this situation? I’m already pretty much decided that I’ll stop telling her anything about my struggles, but I’m almost at the point where i feel like it should be confronted because she, of all people, should understand what I’m going through.

Night time routine

Heya, my 3 week old daughter is currently exclusively breastfed and I’m not pumping. Can anyone recommend the best way to share the load with my partner? At the moment I’m doing all the feeds/burbs/settling and my partner is sleeping through which obviously isn’t sustainable, I’m trying to work out the best way to get him involved. Any advice very much appreciated!

Rapid cool/ hot shot method

Sorry if this sound stupid but how are we doing the hot shot method?
Are we boiling the kettle and letting it cool a little before adding to hot flask? Then with the cool water do you boil the kettle and leave it to cool right down before putting into another flask?
My baby brain is fried trying to work out the easiest way!