Cluster feeding 10pm - 1am

Baby was late so is 5 days old. Baby is back to back cluster feeding between 10-1, every night.

She falls asleep on the boob, so I give it 10 minutes and then I try and transfer but she wakes back up straight away and nothing will serve her other than another feed, then the cycle goes on etc. It’s relentless!

Did anyone else have/experiencing this?

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My baby was 2 weeks late. I’ve also been experiencing this the last few nights and it’s been a real struggle. My partner has been keen to help settle him, so I can get some rest but what I’ve realised is that he just wants to be on me.

The one trick I’ve found is to keep him on me after a feed instead of transferring and let him have some sleep time on me around 30 mins + until he’s in a deep sleep and then attempt transfer into next to me. Easier said than done, but I feel your pain! Mine was doing it from 9pm-12 tonight and finally sleeping on me and going to see if I can get him in the crib soon 🤞

my baby was 3 weeks early my baby boy the same 10pm-12:30 am he cluster feeds everynight like clockwork! Literally just got him into his crib! id deffo try dummies to soothe her that helped him for a while, sometimes they suck for comfort& get milk as a bonus x

I’m a week and a bit in and tonight she’s basically wanted to be on the breast from 6pm till 1am and still going - I am not really sure what to do

I would love for mine to finish at 1am but she’ll keep going till 5am. It’s been 9 days but I’m not sure how much longer I can keep this up.
I have a toddler and I’m not sleeping at all.

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