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Help with on demand im going insane!

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lozzy1982 · 16/04/2015 16:48

Hi ladies really need your advice.

My baba is 4 weeks old on sunday, and when he was born he developed jaundice. I always knew i was gonna breast feed and managed ok from the start. Because of the jaundice i was encouraged to feed on demand and am still doing this. Its now driving me mad though!!! I feel like all day baba is hanging off my boobs. Theres no routine, the feeding is random, and more like snacking for him than big feeds, so the feed be does only fills
Him long enough for a short snooze, so have no time to even eat myself before hes awake again and wanting more.
Ive introduced 1 formula feed at night to help us get a bit more sleep as was literally waking every hour which i couldnt cope with.
Anyone else had this and any ideas on how to make them gaps in feeding a little longer? Even to every 2 hours would be great right now!

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KanyesVest · 16/04/2015 17:20

Well done on getting to 4weeks, especially with jaundice. I found 6 the 6 week growth spurt made a big difference with both of mine, they definitely started stretching out a bit after that. Have you had your baby checked for tongue tie? DS was tied and found it difficult to feed well enough to get the fatty hind milk, so fed very frequently until that got sorted.

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