We welcomed our beautiful DD 5 weeks ago but I am completely overwhelmed by how challenging it has been.
To list some of the things we are experiencing
1: during the day she wants to feed constantly, some points every half hour. She can last 2-3 hours during night but this break between feeds never happens during day
- She regularly fusses and gets upset at breast which I have assumed is lack of milk as she feeds so much. I was worried about low supply but she is gaining weight well, has enough dirty/wet nappies
- Struggles to sleep during the day, as said if she is constantly breastfeeding she doesn't have a lot of time to sleep and seems to rely on nursing to sleep. When we try to take her off she begins crying to the point of roaring until she goes back on. pretty sure she is overtired most of the time.
- Refuses to be put down, it doesn't matter how tired, drowsy, asleep she is or how swaddled. As soon as she is out down, without fail she will be wide awake in 5 mins and cry until picked up, she has also refused 3 different dummies to help settle
- She also seems to hate the pram and the wrap and cries immediately or may last 15/20 mins before starting
Feel like I spend my days glued to the sofa trying to get her to eat calmly, sleep or spacing out the feed and it is really starting to affect my mood. Feel like I can't do anything, even going to the toilet is a mission. I literally dread leaving the house for things like appointments as no matter how long I feed her for beforehand she will be roaring in the pram within 5 mins.
I just don't think I can do this for much longer, thinking of giving up breastfeeding for bottle feeding as it all seems to stem from her seemingly insatiable hunger.
Has anyone been through this? Any advice/suggestions?