Hello,
I never post anything on forums or even online. I don’t even have social media as I have ASD and find a lot of what is targeted towards me is upsetting. But I’m at a loss and my sister in law recommended this so here goes.
My baby is 2.5 weeks old and have been cluster feeding constantly. Nothing I have read online even comes close to how much she is feeding- sometimes up to 3 hours in a single feed and constantly with only small breaks inbetween. She does not sleep at night at all so my partner and I have been trying to decide whether it’s better to split the night or take turns doing all-nighters so at least one of us is rested.
during the day her longest sleep is a couple of the hours on the afternoon. There are a few more odd breaks for sleep but it can’t be more than 6 or 7 hours for the whole 24 hour day!
she often feeds until she’s sick and then feeds again and is constantly rooting. We have had professional support from
midwifes to breastfeeding support but often it’s a lot of chiches: “cluster feeding is is common in the first few days, at 10 days, between week 2 and 3” constant shifting goal posts! And there is no gap inbetween where she’s not breastfeeding!
we’re both at a loss and mental health is deteriorating