DD is 8 days old. Formula fed on aptamil. She was born 9.2 pounds.
BF went down the pan (traumatic labour, I nearly died) and so FF. We started slow with 30-40ml in hospital (for 5 days) but it has increased now to over 3oz a feed (90ml?) and she's hungry again after only an hour/ hour and a half. That can't be righ can it? MW say 3 hr gaps but she is frantic by then.
She's also not sleeping well and cried in Moses basket and only poos once around 4-5am. I'm worried we are filling her belly
With milk and she has a tummy
Ache but she's so hungry we don't know what else to do.
Last night was awful. She just didn't want to sleep in basket and as I have a third degree tear and horrible torn c section too I just cannot hold her withkut pain. Thank god we are at my mums and she and my sister took turn holding her to sleep until :
2am. DH tried but she kept screaming and he has work.
Any thoughts. Should we feed her formula on demand or drag out the 3 hrs?
Does she have an upset tummy?
And why won't she
Sleep properly during day and night? I thought they were suppose to be doing these big long sleeps and she is so unsettled all the time.
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crystalgall · 27/10/2015 13:12
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