Hi,
my DS is 9 weeks old. Up until last week I would say I was coping pretty well. I am EBF and he liked to be fed pretty much every 2 hours. Would sleep 3-4 hours then settle quickly back to sleep. He would also nap in the day
However this last week things have been pretty tough. He is constantly wanting to be fed pretty much as soon as I put him down he’s crying to be fed again. Also every time I have put him in his crib he wakes up and cries so I have to start over again with settling him whereas previously if I got him to sleep on me I could then put him in the crib and he would stay asleep. He is also waking up at 3am which he has always done but instead of going back to sleep like he used to that is pretty much him awake for the day then. The day naps have also stopped, if he falls asleep it’s for about 15 mins then he’s awake again. I’m finding hard to do anything I even had to take him to the toilet with me as he wouldn’t settle! I’m not complaining as I know new born life is challenging I just want to know is it normal to feel like things are going backwards at 9 weeks? I feel like he hardly sleeps. It’s getting to the point that I am considering stopping breast feeding because he is constantly attached to me even though I have been doing it quite successfully and do want to carry on.
any help or advice appreciated!