My DS (and first baby) is 17 days old and is exclusively bottle fed. Initially, for around the first week, he would take a full feed and sleep for around 3-4 hours. Then one day I misread his cues and fed him a bottle (soon after already having given him one) when he actually needed a nappy change instead. He threw up both feeds and ever since then it's been a slippery slope.
He hasn't taken a full feed since. He feeds little and often and won't settle inbetween because he's never full. Or he'll take an 1.5 hours to finish his bottle (lots of pausing with it in his mouth and screaming if you take it away because you wrongly assume he's done), sleep for 20 minutes and then wake again at the 2 hour mark wanting another feed.
I've been so patient with him but I'm starting to crack through tiredness and frustration.
The last 24 hours he's barely slept and wants feeding every hour on the hour.
Is there anything I can do?
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Ponocky · 24/04/2017 09:52
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