Sleep/breastfeeding advice please

[starangelk]

Oh you poor thing, 19 BF's, you must be exhausted!! I saw you said you had a supply issue........maybe your DD is hungry and that's why she is constantly snacking overnight. The GP told me to try and give her some milk from a bottle after a BF and if she takes more than 30mls then it's a supply issue and try and increase supply by fenugreek, expressing/feeding more often etc etc etc.

Your LO seems to be eating solids really well which is great

I think it's a growth spurt which has coincided with the whole teeth thing. My DD just cut her first teeth and she drank SO MUCH more milk overnight. Like seriously, double her normal daily milk intake. I think this might have been because her mouth was sore so she enjoyed the soothe of the suck. We gave her nurofen and it really seemed to help but only for a few hours at a time.

Hope this sorts out for you soon. Xx

[onthefly]

My DS was exactly like this at this age, also teething. It was the only thing that eased his discomfort. It really was awful It went on like this from 8 to 11 months, when his 6th tooth burst through and suddenly he went back to only 1 or 2 feeds per night.
Have you tried pain relief? Nurofen is generally more effeciv ethan pandol. Or what about an amber teething necklace? That seemed to help for us (didn't discover them till DS was older unfortunately.)

I would think with all those feeds, especially overnight, that you'd have an enormous supply

[HotI]

I think my DD has been reading some of the same 'how to drive Mum crazy' manual as your little one. i have not got everything sorted but have made small developments.

Do you wear a top when you sleep? Having the breast not as accessible can help cut down feeds.

Are you able to pat or use other settling techniques? We co-sleep too, and now i will try to rub DDs back and whisper sleepy noises before i offer the boob. At the begining, it had no chance of working but slowly it is working and sometimes she will go back to sleep without a feed.

Hope you get a really good sleep tonight. Have you read the 'No cry sleep solution'? It suggests getting sleep however you can before trying to make changes, so you have a bit of energy behind you cos the making changes can be more difficult in the short term.

[trishalishous]

I think my DD has been reading some of the same 'how to drive Mum crazy' manual as your little one. i have not got everything sorted but have made small developments.

Do you wear a top when you sleep? Having the breast not as accessible can help cut down feeds.

Are you able to pat or use other settling techniques? We co-sleep too, and now i will try to rub DDs back and whisper sleepy noises before i offer the boob. At the begining, it had no chance of working but slowly it is working and sometimes she will go back to sleep without a feed.

Hope you get a really good sleep tonight. Have you read the 'No cry sleep solution'? It suggests getting sleep however you can before trying to make changes, so you have a bit of energy behind you cos the making changes can be more difficult in the short term.

Last night I had two tops on, and she still made her way in. We read the NCSS and Im grabbing it again from the Library tomorrow. The only way I get sleep now is just to feed every 30 mins, which of course means i get no sleep.
Im hoping a night of good sleep will make tomorrow night easier.

[RoyaUK]

My DD2 was exactly the same at this age and it nearly killed me with the exhaustion - especially having to look after a toddler at the same time. It will get better - there are so many reasons for their waking and especially around this age there's a lot of brain development going on that means many babies wake a lot at this age. I found things improved when my DDs started walking or being more upright.

Are you able to rest in the day when she's having a day nap? Good luck with the sleep tonight x

[onthefly]

Ah, that makes things trickier for you! But since you've come this far already, I've no doubt you can figure something out from here.
Did you get some sleep? Maybe taking a night off every now and then can get you through

[trishalishous]

i think she guessed my desperation, we put her down at 930, she woke at midnight (we went to bed at 11) 3am and 6am! so heaps better! dh gave her formula at the 3am feed and she gulped it down, so shes hungry!
it looks like its my suply causing the problems.

[trishalishous]

I have Sheehans syndrome and dont lactate naturally, so if im tired (!) or stressed my supply drops.
I think shes finished teething, she has 8 already, so I was hoping for a break!
I dont mind feeding her overnight, but this is beyond ridiculous! I fed her more yesterday, hoping that shes sleep better, but no luck.
DH will give her a bottle until dawn and ill feed her after that, but I just need a sleep!