I am EBF my six week old DD. For the last couple of weeks she has been on a three-hour feeding schedule during the day, which seems to work fine. She is putting on huge amounts of weight - she's somewhere around the 90th-95th percentile, lots of wet and dirty nappies, etc.
The problem starts around 9pm. She's suddenly wide awake and crying and this will go until around 2am or 3am. During this time, often the only thing that will calm her down is me breastfeeding her - so I am often breastfeeding her on and off for about 5 or 6 hours!
This wouldn't be a problem except that she is sick so much during this time! I'll feed her, she'll fall asleep, I'll put her down and then minutes later she'll be sick which will wake her up. I don't think it's hunger that keeps her awake - I'm pretty sure it's some kind of digestive discomfort/"colic".
She's seen a gastroenterologist paediatrician who has ruled out reflux. We think she may have a cows milk protein intolerance so I stopped eating any dairy about two weeks ago (this does appear to have made some difference - she cries less and her nappies have gone from green and watery to normal). We make sure she is winded properly and held upright for 30 mins after every feed.
My question is - is the evening cluster feeding actually doing more harm than good? i.e. is she overfeeding which is upsetting her stomach? Would it be better to try to stick to the three hour feeding schedule during this time and find other ways to calm her down (dummy, going for a drive, etc?).
Any advice appreciated - we could do with some earlier nights!
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Am I breastfeeding my 6 week old too much?
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DimpleHands · 03/01/2016 13:04
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