Can anyone help? Seem to have got into a nightmare 'snacking' situation. Ds is a big baby, exclusively breastfed, putting on weight very well, heavy nappies, healthy-coloured poo. Since birth he has been what I considered a very efficient feeder - only fed for around 5 mins each time but did seem to more or less empty one breast (never wanted both in one feed). Feeding has always been pretty random and haphazard but he is a tiny baby (age-wise) so to be accepted.
He seemed to have got day-and-night 2 or 3 weeks ago and could go 3.5 hours between feeds at night (not every night feed by any means, but it did happen now and then). Recently has all gone crazy. He is feeding every 40-60 minutes during the night (and fairly frequently during the day but not that bad). He can still do long sleeps but is pot luck whether night or day (and been unlucky last 3 nights!) I keep interaction to a minimum at night, only change dirty nappies etc. And his feeds are so short, sometimes only 2 mins which is ridiculous. I have tried a dummy. He enjoys it in daytime and soothes him, but at night he keeps crying until had a silly little feed which can't possibly fill him.
I am a seasoned breastfeeder, fed my dd for 16 months and am not considering supplementing with formula. But with an active 3yr old I am finding the nights hard to deal with. Anyone got any advice?
I am trying not to be an unrealistic mum, but on my post-natal thread everyone seems to be succeeding in getting better-spaced feeds and that still seems a long way away for us...