I'm 3 weeks in and BF is established.
I'm told that newborns are suppose to sleep a lot but its not the case with my one.
Its a cycle of breastfeeding, pooing, breastfeeding off other breast, falls asleep then won't be put down. If I put her down she will wake and I will have to do the cycle again.
She doesn't get tired enough to go to sleep. She will go quiet in a bouncer being bounces continously but won't sleep.
Asking someone else to walk around with her or bounce her is the only way I can go to the toilet or eat.
In the evening she will eventually sleep around 10pm and then wake every 2-3hours feed and go back to sleep. I am grateful for this night time period of sleep. She does then get up fully at 7am and will sit for 5 min whilst I run to the toilet and make some cereal before the day cycle begins.
I was told newborns eat and sleep, well where the f is the sleep?!
Why isn't she collapsing from not sleeping, I don't understand.
I even read something about 3 week plus only being awake for 1.5 hours max before they need sleep.
This isn't even my 1st child but it feels a lot harder.