night feeds

[Babyramone]

I'm breast feeding my 4wk DD. So far going ok after latching problems although I don't have the greatest position which means I get uncomfy and back starts aching. Find cradle hold tricky and can't do it without holding breast which I seem to hold too high. Find this habit hard to break.
Apart from this Iam managing to feed ok through day it's the nights I find really hard. Can't feed lying down, have tried so many times, it just ends with us both getting upset. When I do it sitting up need loads of pillows and even then position not great. Don't have room in bedroom for nice chair, just folding plastic one which I put up when needed, this however not very appealing when 3 in mornig and half asleep just end up wide awake. The last few nights I have started to introduce bottle (something I had orginially wanted to avoid) and now think have ruined supply as was very soft today and my dd seemed to need to feed alot.
Want to try and salvage this so no bottles to night but just wondered how others managed the night feeds. Is it just a case to getting on with it no matter how inconvenient or is there any tips to help me stick with it. I have 3year old DS and had same prob with him but didn't find it so hard as was just me and him next day so if tired rested when he did. Haven't been able to do that this time. Also have some family issues which are worrying me so quite stressed which doesn't help.
Really want to get this, each day I think hate this going to give up but something keeps me going. Any tips greatly appreciated.

Do you have a boppy pillow? I don't know what they're called in the UK but they go around your waist and you can rest the baby on them. Have you tried the football hold? There are a lot of people that can give you better advice than me. I don't want you to think that you are alone. You have made it this far and for that you should be happy. Nights are always the worst because you are so tired. When my ds would wake up for feedings (I bf for two weeks than switched to formula) I would sit on the couch or in the bed and watch tv with him while he ate. It may help you to have something to keep your mind off of struggling. Good luck and I'm sure that in the morning a lot of people will give you better advice.

I prop myself up in bed with a triangular pillow (cheap from Argos) and use the cradle hold at night. You could keep some extra pillows by the bed for other positions. DS's crib is next to the bed and I don't like getting cold by moving to a chair! I also have a dimmer light beside me so I can get enough light to see what I'm doing (and read a book if he's taking a while to settle) without waking him up too much (DS is 2 weeks old and feeding every couple of hours). Don't worry about waking your partner - mine usually doesn't stir. HTH - I think you need to make it as easy as possible. I don't wory about nappy chnages at night either unless he's obviously uncomfortable.