Since yesterday DD has been almost consistently feeding, or demanding to be fed. She normally sleeps for 2-3 hour stretches throughout the day and quite well at night but since yesterday she is practically hysterical if she goes for more than 1 hour without being fed, and has barely slept. The feeds go on for much longer than normal as well. DH can't settle her either, she usually responds really well to him but now seems to only be remotely content when she's with me.
My Mum thinks no baby needs feeding that much, and she's "playing me up" and DH thinks that we should try giving her formula so that I can get some sleep. I've heard of cluster feeding, but thought that was something that happened in the evenings, not for a 24 hour period. I can't bear to not feed her as she screams almost hysterically but would prefer not to give her formula either so don't know what to do.
She was 6 pounds 1 oz when she was born, and had gone up to 7 pounds last wednesday when she was weighed so has been putting on weight well so far.
Does anyone have any experience of this or advice? (Or just some reassurance - am exhausted and feeling like an incompetent mother right now)