I had one of those babies Day 2, Day 9 and Day 12 are burned in my memory as the 24 hour breastfeeding days!
DS was also a fan of marathon 4 hour feeds, waking as soon as he was off the breast, there were blisters on daddy's finger from all the comfort sucking (DH would help when my boobs needed a break!). I wasn't keen on giving him a dummy, but when DH gave him one at 6 weeks and he took it, I was soooooo relieved, lol. No nipple confusion (after all the hours he'd had breastfeeding I would have been really really surprised if there was any confusion!). He still fed every 1.5 hours on a normal day, and every hour during a growth spurt, but it was nice to get a break.
I kinda miss all those close hours now! Now he's done in a few minutes and if there's something else more interesting he doesn't want to feed at all!
I know it can be frustrating, but your giving her exactly what she needs and wants, and it will pass. She'll only ever be 1 week and 2 days old once
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