Hi girls,

Im hoping someone can help. My baby is 5 days old and last night was our first night home from hospital. Our babby slept like a dream in hospital for 4-5 hours at a time and would wake up, nappy change, feed and go back to sleep.

Last night was a nightmare! He wouldn't settle. I fed him milk from one side until he stopped sucking, he cried and was still making all the signs that he is still hungry so I fed him a small amount on the other side until he seems satisfied. Then he would not settle. We persisted for 4 hours trying to get him to sleep and did everything we could think of. He was acting like he was STILL hungry and ate another 30mls that I had managed to express from a bottle. After this he slept for about 3 hours and then wanted to be back on the boob again and then again 3 hours later again.

This morning we have bathed him and his poo was literally like water. No stools or paste or anything just water. He had a poo like this just as we were about to leave the hospital to come home and the midwife said it could be a sign that he is getting too much milk. How do I stop feeding a baby that screams and is hungry all the time?!!!

My boobs are so sore and nipples are cracked, I cry everytime he has to latch on. I dont know whether to go and buy some newborn formula today and try to feed what I can handle and then top him up. I've tried contacting the Child Health Nurse that I have been assigned but it keeps going to answering machine