My baby is 2 weeks old and started cluster feeding I think around day 8 or 9, so far she’s cluster fed every day. Some days it’s just an evening session but others it’s more..so last night she fed every hour, then continuously from 6-10am, then slept, then continuously again from 12-3pm! Today has been quite extreme and I’ve really struggled, I’ve not even made it out of bed and just grabbed a couple of hours sleep when she’s slept.
I know she’s gaining weight really well and plenty of wet and dirty nappies etc but I’m really struggling to maintain this while getting such little sleep too. I really don’t want to quit breastfeeding and already having family members who didn’t breastfeed say ‘just give her a bottle’ but I feel like I’ve come this far and it will be better for her and probably easier in the long run.
I can’t seem to find consistent information online about how long cluster feeding lasts as some says it happens for a few days during growth spurts, others say it happens at a set time, every day. I’m guessing once her stomach grows she’ll be full for longer? If it was just the cluster feeding I’d be happy riding it out and sticking a box set on but she gets very fussy and frustrated a couple of hours in and keeps latching / unlatching and crying so it ends up quite stressful and draining.
Any advice or peoples experience with this would be great..I hate to complain / sound ungrateful just found the last few days extremely hard and I don’t know how anyone manages to leave the house or do anything during cluster feeding. I’ve managed a 30min walk everyday but that’s it and that’s with the aid of a dummy!