When does this end...??

[StylishDuck]

DS is 6 weeks and I'm BF on demand. He's a big baby - 98th centile for weight and has been piling on the weight since he was born which is great. Obviously BFing is going great and I don't want to rock the boat.

However...he is literally the worlds greediest baby. I know you can't overfeed a BF baby and cluster feeding is normal and to be expected but unless he's sleeping he just wants to eat all the time. He brings up a fair amount after every feed but doesn't seem to be in pain or uncomfortable with wind. I think he's just taking on so much milk that he doesn't know what to do with it.

He is my second DC and his older sister was a good feeder but nothing compared to this. I'm sure I remember her being awake at this age without wanting to constantly be attached to my boob.

Tell me this settles down soon...please...!

It settles down 😀. Often big babies become adept at taking what they want in a short time and some feeds become really short. Life will get easier 😀. You could try practising feeding in a sling which will allow you to be hands free to deal with your older child.

Mine was exactly like this! It was exhausting. It did start to settle at around the 6-8 week mark, and although he still fed a lot and stayed on the 91st centile, he seemed to pace himself better and keep more of it down. (He's now nearly 11 and like a rake, but still eats constantly!)

Thank you both. I needed that after today. DS seems to have developed a penchant for power naps so for a few periods of 20-30 mins today I've been running around mad trying to get washing done, dishes done, clothes put away and for the rest of the time I've been stuck to couch with my boobs out. Nearly forgot to put them away when the postman came to the door

I had the same thing with my daughter! She would never be off of my for the first six weeks, or so, it was so tiring. I tried to convince myself that I was doing the right thing by feeding on demand, but it took its toll on me emotionally and physically.

What's worse is that she never wants to sleep away from me either, so would cluster feed for hours, finally get her to sleep, then still couldn't get the washing done!

Like the above comments say though, it does slow down. You're doing well!

Hi stylishduck I’m right there with you, my DS is 7 weeks old and feeds all the time, I’m licky if I get 90minutes without him on my boob and he cluster feeds for hours every night, it’s totally exhausting. He’s my first baby so I have nothing to compare it to and no words of wisdom to share with you about it getting better but it made me feel better to read your post and know that I’m not the only one going through this! Hopefully things will calm down for both of us soon!

Hi @Tortoise22 I'm typing this with DS attached to my boob, as he has been for the last hour and a half...but...it is getting better. Last night he slept from 11-6 after his cluster feeding. I felt like a new woman this morning after 7 hours sleep  During the day his feeds have settled a little and he is actually having some awake time when he's not either feeding or screaming to be fed. I still find it difficult to settle him without feeding. I tried a sling like @tiktok suggested upthread but he's just constantly rooting round trying to attach and I've not quite got the hang of feeding in the sling. I'm persevering though! Fingers crossed for another long stretch tonight and I hope things get better soon for those of you in the same boat.