My DS is 8.5 weeks old and absolutely gorgeous. He's a big boy...4.2kg at birth and just shy of 6kg at his 8 week check last week, so growing well.
The problem is sleep...he had the most dreadful gas at night weeks 4-7 which kept us both up from around 2am. It's much better now but still an issue. However he still feeds every couple of hours at night. For example tonight he fed at 7ish as part of our bedtime routine and went down pretty quickly, then fed again at 10, 1, 3, 4.30 and 6. He doesn't fully wake for most feeds and goes back down nicely after each one unless his gas is bad but I am utterly broken and finding it harder and harder to get back to sleep myself between feeds...I didn't manage to sleep at all between his 4.30 and 6 feeds, although he slept quietly for an hour.
I try shushing him and rubbing his tummy, then picking him up and holding him in case he just wants comfort but he's rooting away in minutes. I give him both boobs each time and try to get him as full as possible but it doesn't seem to make a difference. In the day he's fed on demand and probably feeds every 2-3 hours (more often 2 than 3). Everyone else I know at this stage seems to be down to one or two feeds a night and feeling better but things seem worse for me as I'm not even sleeping when I can any more!
What should I do? Do you think he's not getting enough milk from me which is why he's feeding all night? Do I need to try harder to get him back to sleep without feeding him (i already wait until he's crying and don't pick him up for every grizzle)? Will it get better on its own or am I doing something wrong?
Also any tips on managing to sleep for those odd hours would be great, I've always been a good sleeper and this is just horrible.