increased feeding

[newbie1986]

This is prob normal, however im starting to feel trapped. my baby is 8wks 2mro, she was going 3-4 hours between feeds and has just started to sleep through the nite, which is ace ( I know how lucky i am, 12-7am) However baby has gone back to feeds every two hours. I know that some mums have it alot worse then me but i feel trapped i feel like i am feeding her constantly and feel like i cant go out, as by the time i have finished a feed and changed her nappy, there is about an hour before she wants feeding again. I know some mums frown on this but is there any way i can stretch her back to three hours again. She has jus gone through her growth spurt. All advice welcome!!

Is she taking full feeds each time, or asking and then not taking much, IYSWIM?

The growth spurt is the increased feeding, it's all part of the same thing. If you're feeding responsively ie when your baby asks, then your body will respond to the signals your baby is giving and adjust your supply accordingly. I know it's hard work but it's part of the pattern of bfing. Your baby and your body work very well together. When your baby needs more, she feeds more frequently to signal this, your body responds accordingly and changes the milk it makes and your baby will feed less frequently again.

Do you use a dummy at all?

Imso: at the moment baby roots around persisitently every two hours, she then comes off by herself, however i do offer the other side, and she takes it everytime.

Showoff: i do use a dummy, but normally just before bedtime or for comfort.

I was thinking that maybe she could have a sniffle or early teething or feeling under the weather another way - they can suck for comfort then and will grizzle to go on, have a couple of sucks and then lose interest. Mine do anyway

However it sounds like she's having a good feed each time which sounds like it is a growth spurt to me as well. My DD2 had one around this age which went on for what felt like ages and it was really hard work.

The only advice I can give is the same as SoH I'm afraid, which is keep at it and it will calm down again once the spurt is over.

I know it is really hard but in the scheme of things it'll probably only be a week or so, and then you'll be back to normal.

of baby going through the night though, mine is 6 months and she's still waking 2 or 3 times!

baby had the sniffles last week, but she seems better, this is my first baby, and there is so much advice, its all good but its hard to know whats right for ur baby.

thank u for the advice imso, i know im lucky with the night times, go to bed each nite waiting for to wake n change her pattern

I'm sure you're doing a fantastic job, it sounds like it to me anyway