8 day old feeding every hour ? is this normal?

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I am breastfeeding my baby now 8 days old she started off very hungry as my milk took a few extra days to kick in so was feeding round the clock to stimulate, when my milk kicked in she slept for a whole day and night and I was having to wake her every 4 hours to feed and she wasn't really very interested , as if she was full . however last night she did the opposite and I was constantly feeding from 8pm until 3am every time I took her away from my breast she cried and wud wake up crying and frantically suckling on anything that went near her at 3 am i then handed her to dp to give her some expressed milk which she drank all of and still cried and suckled for more milk so dp gave her (with my consent ) 40ml of formula which again she drunk and was still asking for more then I continued to bf her until 5am when she finally dropped off until 7am when she woke for another feed and then every hour all day

Congratulations!!

My DD never bfed the same amount all the time, although eventually I could see a pattern: for a couple of days she would bf constantly but a little, building up supply, then for a couple of days she would be very long sessions, then for a couple more days things would quieten down again.

I managed 2 weeks of getting up to bf at night then I co-slept for my sanity's sake, but if you are considering this option do read up on the safety guidelines. DD continued to bf through the night until about 2yo and she often drunk more at night than during the day (often every 2 hours).

Quite likely a growth spurt so totally normal (from what I've read & same thing happened with my LO). We had another one when he was 2 weeks old, feeding every hour, day and night for 4 days! I was completely shattered and wanted to give up bf all together! The hv told me it would happen so I knew what to expect luckily!

Another thing that has really helped me was I read somewhere that you cannot over-nurse a bf baby but you can under-nurse! So now, when my LO seems hungry, I feed him without question! Who knew breastfeeding was such hard work?!

Yes it is normal. Feed as much as you can, delegate all household tasks etc. It's called cluster feeding and it will pass...

Totally normal, if enormously time-consuming. Switch on the telly, ensure tea-making facilities are close by and get someone else to make you a big supper!

Totally normal.

I had exactly this, having to wake him up to feed at first and then it being every hour. He wasn't putting on much weight though - has your DD been weighed? We were checked for tongue tie, our latch was corrected and he was diagnosed with reflux at six weeks. Check all these things if it turns out she's not putting on weight. Otherwise, yes it can be normal!

Yep totally normal, she's building up supply. I found it was best just to go with it, get settled in with food, drinks and mn. Like others have said you can't overfeed. I offered a feed whenever they squeaked, they tell you soon enough if it's not milk they want.

And congratulations!

thank you for all the good advice .... I feel very much reassured now I have a midwife check tomorrow with weigh everything seems easier ifyou are confident you are doing the right thing

thank you all