Breastfeeding

Congratulations mama! Oooo those first few weeks are brutal with the cluster feeds. Keep at it it does get better bubba is just putting his milk order in for the next week or so. It will ease up, just set aside anything you pump and before you know it you’ll have enough for a bottle then it’ll only get more. Also little tip to increase supply other than keeping baby close make sure you’re getting your hydration and calories in ❤️ good luck

Oh it's tough in the early days! Little one is gearing up for that 2 week growth spurt, this is entirely normal.

In regards to pumping, it's not always the help or break that you're hoping for, because whenever baby has a bottle you need to pump (especially in the early days as you are) in order to tell your body that baby is still feeding!

By the way, breastfed babies only need 1-1.5oz of milk per hour since their last feed and never more than 5oz at once even as they age, but as your baby is still so young it will be even less than that. So an ounce is plenty if it gives you an hour to yourself. Just remember to pump to replace what baby is drinking (although we wouldn't normally recommend pumping at this stage exactly for this reason, so that your supply can regulate and your body can learn how much to make).

congratulations first of all! the first two weeks are the hardest time breastfeeding. i would say yes its fairly normal for them to want to latch that often. i say for comfort and also their stomachs are so small so food especially breastmilk gets digested so fast. it does get better! but i will say my baby girl is 8 months and since i ebf she does still want to latch at night a lot. (im still exhausted). my only recommendation on pumping is do you have a milk catcher or haaka? that can help with milk collection during feeds. once you do have enough for the bottle it becomes easier to pump because while your partner is feeding the baby you can be pumping to supplement that feed! good luck you got this

Completely normal, but very tough on mama, I can relate. You can try using a haaka on the other boob when breastfeeding which can catch the let down, which is a good way of getting some milk while your little one is latched on the other.

Sounds very normal but it will get better! You might find that using a milk collector on the side you are not feeding on or a hakaa / silicone pump you might get enough that you don't need to pump separately. With my first, we didn't introduce a bottle until around 6 weeks so you have time to start a bit later if you'd prefer to take the pressure off that way

First 6 weeks are hard. I breastfed all 3 of mine, currently still feeding 23month old.

Cluster feeding is normal, by 6 weeks your body has learnt when baby wants/needs milk. Until then the cluster feeding helps for your body to build its supply not only that breastmilk changes during hotter weather to help baby stay hydrated.

Just dont put too much pressure on yourself, like someone suggested you could use the hakka to catch the other side and then you have some extra but I wouldnt pump because you may end up with an oversupply.

To get more milk you need to remove the milk if that makes sense so when you actively pump your body makes more thinking you need more.

The hakka catches the let down which is usually about 1oz at first.

100% normal! Basically a breast fed baby can feed any time from every 30 minutes right up to 3 hours. And yes they will go longer.the first 6 weeks are the hardest. Your milk supply is going crazy with your body trying to work out whag baby needs while baby is also figuring out their latch. You'll get to a point where theyll latch for like 10 minutes and be good for 3 hours. Cluster feeding is hard work but it usually only happens during growth spert or if they are unwell once you get past the 6 week mark