Please help, I am exhausted!

[ThomasTankEngine]

DS is 14 weeks and has BF every 3 hours (on demand, but regular as clockwork). He is now (and for the past 6 nigghts) feeding every 1.5 to 2 hrs at night, but still 3 hrly during day.
He's not necessarily taking that much milk at these night feeds, but its hard to tell when breast feeding.
I am considering a bottle at his 10 o'clock feed so I know how much he's getting.
Any advice?

Just to add to that, a dummy was my lifesaver. I know its not the best thing but it really helped me. About been worried if he would snack and not get hind milk. I was also worried but tried feeding from 1 breast for half day and other breast for other half of day. Try writing down what his feeds are once and if you do this and see if theres a difference.

Thank you. I know its just for a time that this'll happen. Good to know its all normal and there are others up in the middle of the night too. Fingers crossed he'll settle down soon!

mine did this at 12 weeks - when we were on our first holiday . cheers for that. it passes.

eat cake

lots of cake

cake in = high calorie output = happy baby

I like the cake idea.

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I too would suggest you try a dummy in the middle of the night - as previously suggested he may just be sucking for comfort and isnt actually hungry at all.

it does get easier.

ThomasTankEngine, huge sympathy - I have three DCs as well and with DS3, I just couldn't get up at night to feed him, I had to co-sleep. He just snacked away all night but at least I got some kip. Haven't got any other useful advice - I did try giving him a bottle of EBM at bedtime, and I did try dreamfeeds, and none of it seemed to make very much difference.

Danae, hope you bras are ok!

Tis hard to get any rest at all with DS1 and DS2 knocking around...

Will try a dummy tonight.

Doing the dream feed. Not sure how much he's getting.

Will let you know if any improvement.

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Danae, that made me LOL. Thank you!
I'm just beginning to wonder if he's ready for food. He's 16 lb, and I weaned DS1 at 4 months, back in the days we did that ( 3.5 years ago).