My baby boy is 3 weeks old , and cluster feeding at the moment and I’m breastfeeding and he will only take a nap for 30 mins or less and be on my boob 24/7 he’s more like this from the start of the morning till midnight I’m getting so

I hope it gets better for you, it can be so tough on mums.

Does he sleep on his own or with you?

My boy still cluster feeds something but after about 6 weeks he stoped, he will now go a few hours without feed if he’s having a good day.

My boy was 2 weeks old yesterday and has been like this, and it’s exhausting but yesterday slept in the day for several hours in his pram. There are no rhyme or reason to these early days so be gentle with yourself, I propped a few cushions behind me to snooze a bit whilst he was feeding. These days will settle I’m told so I am holding onto that!!

thank you me too as it’s just getting very tough and he co sleeps with me as he’s very clingy aswell , really ? Okay I do hope by then it will calm down 😂

yeah definitely exhausting, thank you will definitely try that 😊

My little boy was like this he’s now 13 weeks old. It does get easier although it’s easy for me to say that now, I was the same as you and completely exhausted and touched out by the end of the day. If you co sleep it can be easier as they naturally find the boob and can just latch while you’re asleep or dozing. My little boy tends to cluster feed during the day almost like he’s grazing and then luckily he sleeps through the night but I assume that’s because he doesn’t nap much during the day unless he’s contact napping x

I do hope it calms down for you soon, you’re going so well!

It’s so lovely that you co sleep, you tend to get a bit better of a sleep that way.

You could possibly have a look at the environment to see if something just isn’t working for bubbie?
It could be the temp, over/under dressed, dirty nappy, sleeping arrangements (he might like movement?), swaddled (to loose/to tight), intolerance, to bright. There’s so many things that can make it hard for our babies to sleep long periods.

Just keep pushing on, you’re doing great. It will get easier soon. You are both still learning each other, it takes time for babies to understand the world around them.

Just reach out to friends or family if you can when you need it, it can be a lifesaver 🧡🧡

You could try popping him in the pram and go for a walk or in baby carrier and walk around with him in that? They often like the movement and you might find you get longer naps that way. Baby wearing is great if he likes being close to you - you can wrap him on and walk around, he’s bound to fall asleep while all bundled up. Then you can sit down and rest when he falls asleep.

Also eat lots of nutrient dense foods and keep very hydrated!! Rest with bub as much as you can - feeding while lying down is really handy if you haven’t tried that yet I’d recommend it then you can both easily fall asleep after xx

It's does get easier. I found my boy around 6 weeks would then cluster feed in the evening before bed. Meant that I got out of tidying up and could watch my programmes. We're now 9 months in and he has about 4 longer feeds a day. Baby wearing is great if you want to get out for a walk. If you find you need help with things around the house or getting a shower do ask if you have someone who could do that for you. 💙

Honestly my son went from 30s to upper 90s percentiles for weight and babsixally never stopped clusterfeedign bc of it - he’s going to be 8m soon