I had my daughter yesterday afternoon. I had gestational diabetes so her blood sugars were being monitored until this morning and were fine, so she must be getting some colostrum.
However, in between feeds she is very fractious, sometimes after a feed and she doesn't seem full/contented at all most of the time. She's feeding at least every three hours, usually around 30-40 mins a time, but this afternoon she's been feeding almost constantly for a couple of hours and yet still doesn't seem contented. she needs to be cuddled/comforted/quieted constantly in between feeds and won't really settle at all.
If all this is normal then that's fine, I just can't remember my other newborns being like this and I'm worried she may not be latching properly or something. One of the midwives checked her latch yesterday and said it was good and was helpful, different midwife today not so helpful. It is uncomfortable when she feeds, but not very so I assumed that was normal, especially as when I've exclusively expressed before I got the same discomfort initially. She does sometimes unlatch during feeds but does get latched back on again and she doesn't seem frustrated during feeds, she sucks for a bit, rests a bit, sucks a bit more etc.
I'm not sure if I'm making much sense, I am tired and overwhelmed and in hospital on my DHs phone. I suppose I just really wanted some reassurance this is normal or someone to say it's not and give some advice.