Really struggling

My baby is 3 weeks old and I have not had at least 1 hours uninterrupted sleep in the night, he sleeps in the day but at the most inconvenient times like when I have to pick up my daughter from school, so even then I can’t get a good sleep. I don’t know what it is, he drinks well and has gained weight so I know it’s not the feeding, he is always clean… I’m genuinely struggling and do not know how to get him to sleep more than 1 hour at night. I’m being interrupted every 40 mins and he just wants to be on the breast, not even drinking just staying there 😅 … my first was sooo easy, she was sleeping a good stretch at 1 months old and I never struggled with her, this is so new to me, any advice is welcome

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Co-sleep in the cuddle curl and feed side lying! It means you get far more rest and baby can have the boobie buffet x

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When side lying have baby at an angle so his feet are closer to your tummy and the head slightly further away and have him a little lower down so that when he latches less of your boob will be in contact with his face ❤️ but also worth knowing that babies noses don't have any cartilage in them so they squish easy to make sure the can breathe when they have a face full of boobie lol xxx

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