Non stop feeding

[CrispsAndChoc]

I have a week old baby (pfb) and am breastfeeding. Since about 9/10 pm she has not stopped feeding. If she's not latched on she's screaming. Is this normal? When is it likely to stop? I'm so tired and need sleep!

This sounds pretty normal to me I'm afraid. Very young babies will cluster feed for our in order to build up your supply. I think my longest session lasted till 2am. It's a phase and it will pass.

Thanks biscuit. So do you think I'm due a break soon?

Will prob do this for up to 6 weeks just gradually getting less intense. On the good side it is great for supply so will aid you bf-ing in the long term. Try and get through it! Learning to feed sidelying with a rolled muslin to keep baby close into me worked great. you can get away easier when they drop off too than holding them. hope baby gives you a long sleep this morning to make it up

No advice Crispsandchoc I'm afraid, just sympathy from someone in the same boat. My lovely little week old boy turns into a fussy monster at about 10 or 11pm till 2 or 3am! I sent my OH down to sleep on the sofa last night as I figured it was pointless us both being awake! Think I got about 4 hours in total plus had 2 lovely poopy nappies to clear up! 😊 I'm sure we will get through it. I've read they sleep for longer at 3 months so I'm looking forward to then! He's feeding atm, still. He's been on for about an hour! Good luck OP.

Very normal. The first 6 weeks of breastfeeding are intense. But it gets loads easier. And before you know it you'll have a 6 month old who is completely distracted by everything even in a dark empty room that you'll be forcing that boob in his mouth. (If that's what you want, of course)

Enjoy it while it lasts. The interest in feeding. At 4 months everything except your chest is interesting so you'll enter the awful world of a distracted baby with a nipple in his out turning 180 degrees away from you with nipple still in mouth to look at the dog sleeping or a plain wall even.

I have a 3 week old. The same happened to me around week 2 of her life. It was really hard but it does get better!

Do you feed lying down?

I do this every evening to get dd to sleep to allow me to get to bed for a couple of hours.