I have no more suck to give.

[SenoraPostrophe]

Not looking for advice really, as I suspect there is none. Just need to moan.

Ds was awake several times in the night as usual, but last night was just awful. From about 4am he didn't sleep for more than about half an hour. That would be OK, but he has been feeding continuously all morning, with only about an hour's nap (during which I slept). It could be his tongue-tie, but since he's been doing ok up till now I guess not - think he's just too knackered to feed properly. I tried giving him a bottle of ebm earlier in the only bottle I have for him. The bottle turns out to be blocked somehow.

Now he's crying again. And dd should be up. That was a sleep of, oh, 5 minutes.

Sounds as though he wants to be permanently attached today. Doesn't mean he is hungry though. All that sucking will give you a milk surge in the next couple of days. He doesn't really probably need a bottle. What about a dummy if it is getting you down?

SenoraPostrophe, make sure you're drinking & resting lots & lots, x

You poor love. I dreaded dd2 at that age!

Oh, you poor thing. Moan away, days like this are the pits with two little ones around. Sending you hugs and a better night tonight.

SP I would second mears suggestion of a dummy - dd became so sucky at about 6-8 weeks and it wasn't hunger, she just liked sucking and would only go to sleep if she was. It only lasted about 6 weeks though, and then she just decided she no longer liked the dummy and it didn't have any long term effects on her ability to go to sleep.

Just sending sympathy, sounds like hell. Keep thinking It Will Get Better.

thanks everyone. I did try a dummy earlier (lasted about 30 seconds), but since he has now been feeding for at least half an hour every hour for 17 hours, I'm trying it again.

Dd is in bed, but not asleep (unusually) so I'm getting intermittent cries of "mummy" alternating with dummy-drop waaarping. ...

No it's gone quiet. Hope it stays that way! (maybe I've just been spoilt up till now).