six weeks old fighting breast at night

[julesfrenchie]

Another sleepless night, but now, something new has emerged - when we think we were going to get a routine in! Tried to get him to sleep after 11pm feed, and got all excited when he was on the breasts for over half an hour - usually a sign he might sleep until three if we're lucky. But nope, he woke up at midnight and then at one and then every hour... What he did was eat whilst fighting with my breasts ie. beating them with his little fist, coming off, screaming if we didn't put him back on etc. I had expressed a full bottle to give make sure he had a good feed and slept, but he refused to take any bottle all night - despite being okay with it when my mum was there last week.
He had big poo which he struggles to get out every two days...

grrrrrrrrr - I am knackered, and today, he is really grizzly and eating every hour, not sleeping etc.

Anyone has been in the same situation? Patience is a virtue, but gosh with a baby it's exhausting,

try to sleep when you can. i think from what you've said he sounds like he's going through another growth spurt. make sure you eat well and drink loads of water. it is exhausting but it does get better. leave any housework, who cares about the mess in the house as long as you and baby are fine.

i'd keep trying with a bottle though. when i stopped dd2 having ebm i've had a hard time getting her to drink from something else. she now takes a beaker but not much from it.