Cluster feeding/Day & Night confusion/Waking to feed?

[LanaLily11]

I am after some advice, last night my 4 week old baby wanted to feed constantly from 7pm-12am, I would be more than happy about this but she was very unsettled, fussing, frantically feeding and crying at the breast for most of this time. I felt distressed as I don’t know if she was hungry and not getting enough milk. I know this could be a growth spurt, as she didnt lose any birth weight and plenty of wet and dirty nappies. Thinking about it today, I’ve noticed she is sleeping most of the day (3 hours on average) before waking for food again. I have done some research and it suggests she may have day and night confusion.

My question is, would it be ok for me to wake her to feed more often in the day times, and see if I can wean her out of sleeping for longer periods without feeding in the day to avoid her being wide awake and frantic all evening?

I know she is just a baby and it’s far too early to install any kind of routine but equally if I could make it a bit easier for us both of an evening I’d like to try!

TIA

You will have enough milk, so p,ease don’t worry about that. Absolutely nothing in your post suggests otherwise.

There’s no harm feeding her more often in the day. She’s still a little young to know the difference between day and night but you can help by wrapping her up and getting outside in the daylight at least once a day.

Have you read this on Cluster Feeding too?

This is happening to me too. We are just going with it and hoping he eventually gets into a routine. Hope you find something that works for you!x

This happened to me too and I found going for a walk with DD in the pram helped her figure out the day/night situation. After a couple of days she had it sussed

How long is she sleeping at night? At four weeks my ebf twibs were waking at least every three hours to feed. It’s totally normal.

Don’t worry about your milk. You will have enough. The cluster feeding and fussing while doing it is pretty common. I’m in the middle of cluster feeding hell with one of my twins atm. I can’t get her to sleep before midnight.

I’m sure I read that babies have zero concept of night and day before three months? At four weeks I doubt she’ll have a clue.

Hang on in there. BF is tough, but so worth it