Hi, I’ll just dive right in because I need help asap I’m so sleep deprived 😭 (having trouble getting a doctors appointment so looking for advice in the meantime)
my son is 3 weeks and I’m exclusively breastfeeding. A typical day/night for us is he is awake all day and I mean ALL day. He cries for hours and nothing I do seems to settle him, he’s on infacol too as he’s very gassy. He’s slept for around 3-4 hours last night 10.30 - 14.00 and then he is very upset crying and unsettled he will not sleep in his next to me cot or Moses basket, I have to hold him all night rocking him and shushing and he may have another hour but I’m absolutely going out of my mind.. it’s been like this for nearly 4 weeks now, when he was born I didn’t sleep for 5 days straight.
he’s been awake since 8am this morning and he still hasn’t slept. I just don’t understand how he’s functioning off 4 hours sleep in 24 hours really it’s baffling to me, I try everything but soon as I put him down he screams and I mean SCREAMS. My partner is now back at work and does nights and I’ve got no help when they’re at work so I’m really loosing my mind today, it’s like the entire 3 weeks have piled up and I feel really depressed.
my first son wasn’t like this and I breastfed he slept every 2 hours and went 4-6 hours of a night since he was born.
everyone I’ve spoken to have advised I quit breastfeeding and use a bottle to get some relief and im honestly thinking about it for my own sanity but then getting upset, as I really wanted to breastfeed but he’s constantly feeding and awake and I can’t get anything done. I’ve got another son to look after and I literally have to make the tea while im breastfeeding. I haven’t even been able to shower I have to get out to feed him etc.
hes still awake now :(