Baby cluster feeding help

The best advice i got was to "trust your body." If at this point, baby is gaining weight, you're doing something right. If you need to supplement for your sanity (because it helps with sleep it sounds like for you two), do it! But also know that these sessions will pass, your body will almost certainly adjust and produce more given the chance, and if for some reason it doesn't, you can add in formula later.

I also drank almost exclusively the "mother's milk" tea and made "lactation cookies." I don't know if they truly helped my supply, or if they just helped me feel like i was doing SOMETHING while my body and supply adjusted naturally.

6 weeks is a common point for a growth spurt where they feed more frequently to increase your supply, cry more and are generally fussier! Expressing isn’t a good indicator of supply as your baby is more efficient at getting milk than a pump. If baby has lots of wet nappies and is pooping well(yellow seedy poop) and gaining weight then your supply is fine☺️ I also have a 6 week old and she is definitely feeding more regularly in the day aswell

Your baby’s trying to increase your supply ♥️ it’s brutal but it’s nature’s way of getting the future order of milk in. Try to give him the breast first before formula when you can manage, so the body still gets the appropriate signals to produce more then top him up with formula

Try not to see the fussing as being hungry, it helped me to see the fussing as my baby getting overstimulated by the world and seeking comfort, because these growth spurts usually coincide with milestone leaps and increase awareness of their world.

My baby is 6 weeks old and get about 60mls too. He’s growing spot on normal. The thing is, babies are better than pumps at getting milk. So if your pump is getting 60mls, baby’s very likely getting more.

Thanks for the support. I think I will keep going with breastfeeding. Can't but acknowledge the fact that this is hard work. Lucky we have this community.

I had the same problem with my little boy and he is 3 months now. My boobs actually felt empty but continued to feed every hour and something must have been right as I got through it. Keep going you’re doing amazing!