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Growth spurt or not enough milk

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MumNWLondon · 18/06/2010 09:32

DS2 is EBF and 9 weeks old. He has been known to projectile vomit whole feeds, but usually its just a but of possit not whole feed.

By the beginning of this week we were in a great place - since 6 weeks he's slept from his dream feed to 5am, fed for 5 mins each side and then slept until 7am. Then 3 times (sat, sun and tues) he slept from dream fed until morning. My breasts were very full in the morning.

He was feeding roughly 3 hourly in the day.

However yesterday he wanted feeding 2 hourly in the day for longer than normal (7.30, 9.30, 11.30, 1, 3, 4.30, 6, 10.30), so spend the whole day feeding (DS1, age 4 off school sick so we spent the whole day watching Cbeebies). Interestingly despite all that feeding he was not sick at all.

In the night woke up at 2am, 3.45am, 5am and 6.15am. I fed lying down in bed but he fell asleep on the breast at each feed. At 2am he drank from both breasts, but at the later feeds I put him back to bed after one side as he was asleep. And he wasn't hungry at all for his 7am feed. Even as newborn was only twice in night (1am and 4am)

Am not oppossed to him having a bottle of formula but know that I need him to feed a lot to stimulate milk. What do you all think - am now exhausted and tempted to let DH give him a bottle tonight so I can get some sleep, but don't want to compromise the supply.

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Yorky · 18/06/2010 11:20

I would wait a couple more days, if its a growth spurt he will settle down again and your supply will adjust to his needs, and presumably DH will be around at the weekend to entertain DC1 so you can get a rest. I think I would try and hold off the top up bottle until Saturday evening

Isn't it annoying when you think you know where you're up to with them, then they go and move the goalposts!

MumNWLondon · 18/06/2010 14:17

I was thinking that, will be able to sleep during the day tomorrow while DH looks after all 3 DC, so that will make it easier. Just got to get through tonight.

Think he is more satisfied today, still feeding for a whole hour but going longer between feeds, and is totally full at the end.

Just annoying as I thought he was sleeping all night!

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Yorky · 19/06/2010 19:23

Hope you've had a nice restful day, was he any better last night?

harverina · 19/06/2010 23:07

Mum NW, 9 weeks is supposed to be a growth spurt - my DD is now almost 11 weeks and we went through a chnage in feed patterns last week...although she still slept for a long spell during the night, she wanted to feed non stop early evening for a few days. Stick with it, I found that DD went back to usual pattern after a few days

MumNWLondon · 20/06/2010 20:22

Thanks, yes its a bit better. DH has been really helpful over the weekend so that has made a huge difference. Although he's away most of this week with work .

As DS2 fed around 12 times on Thurs am - Friday am, I now have stacks of milk, breast are enormous. Think it was a growth spurt.

On Friday night he fed twice in the night, so whilst not ideal, not 2 hourly, and manageable.

Last night I went to bed at 9pm so didn't bother with the dream feed and he only woke once at 1.30am, and then I woke HIM at 7.30am this morning, totally bursting with milk.

We'll see how tonight is but he seems to be back to normal. Thanks for the support.

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