1wk old newborn (bf) very unsettled :(

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My gorgeous boy was born last Friday by ELCS, like many others that have posted this week about BF problems I've been going through similar....e.g. constantly breastfeeding, not wanting to sleep in his moses basket only on DH or I, so we're working through all that.
Yesterday his poo turned yellow which I know is good, but since then he seems a lot more unsettled. I let him fall asleep on me after a feed, he then wakes up crying, pulls his little legs up (I'm thinking wind), so I wind him and I'll usually get a burp or two, but this will continue until he finally does a poo. I dont think he's slept more than an hour or two today, he wont even fall asleep on us at all today although he slept well last night. Am I just being over anxious? sorry if this is a rant my hormones are shot and I get really upset when I see him like this....he's calm now in DH arms but wont sleep. Is he maybe over tired?

Thanks for any advice, I'm a wreck

Congratulations!

Of course you are a wreck you just gave birth after spending nine months pregnant and now when you really need rest you have to be awake.

It sounds pretty normal. Those first few weeks are magic and extremely hard work.

At night you could look at co sleeping. I was determined I wouldn't co sleep but by about day 3 it was the only way to get some night sleep.

It also means you can sleep together during the day.

Have you got a sling? a nice soft one like a moby/kari me/close/hana. This allows bub to be close to you but you can still eat lunch, go for a walk, get on a bus. It can also be nice and calming for the baby.

Try to be gentle on yourself.

Hope this helps

Congrats, that all sounds perfectly normal, as does constantly breast feeding- that isn't a problem it's a good thing. Just try and go with it and don't look for patterns or try to have massive expectations of how it will be.

Don;t think 'wind' - think 'feed' :)

Babies this young don't have difficulty with pooing - any signs of distress or discomfort are almost always resolved with putting to the breast.

Try it :)

We had discussed getting a sling and came to the conclusion its the only way I'll be able to move, especially when DH goes back to work.

I had worried that maybe it was my fault caused by me constantly putting him on the boob if he made the slightest signal he was hungry. What's changed is he used to settle after a feed, but now, he wakes up grimacing as if he's in pain. We've been winding him after most feeds, i.e. if he goes into deep sleep afterwards I tend to not wind.

On the plus side my boobs started leaking today when I heard him cry so my milk is definitely there now

thanks ladies, I feel a bit better now

Grimacing prob does not mean pain, but it's just what babies do when they are little :)

A week ago he was inside you - feeding all the time. On the outside, being close to you and feeding a lot is comforting and familiar.

It is indeed what they do. I know it l

... (oops)... I know it looks awful when they pull their legs up but the phase only lasts a few weeks and boob does help. Apparently they struggle to understand how to poo/fart properly so they get a bit stressed about the whole thing. It helps if we help them to relax x

Ah bless. Congratulations!

Mine were all really windy and I found it helped to 'cycle' their legs round while they were on their backs to help 'expel' some wind from the other end too! They were all terrible trumpers, I put it down to my varied and interesting diet while BFing