Shes feeding every 30 - 45mins!

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June 5th, 2010, 03:19 PM
BrightSparkles

Shes feeding every 30 - 45mins!

Ok... so I know that all babies are different but seriously!! 30 - 45mins!?!? :o This is doing my head (not to mention my boobies and nipples) in!!
I do my best to make sure she empties one first. I do everything I can to keep her awake so she has more and change her between each side to encourage her to stay awake longer.
This is only happening during the day.

At night she's feeding about 9.30/10pm, 12.30/1am, 4/5am give or take a bit. When I'm feeding her at night I lay in bed with her and let her feed because i'm so tired and my shoulders/back neck are aching so much it's the only way to get comfortable. She feeds until shes asleep then I put her back in her cot.

I feel like all I'm doing all day is feeding! I know shes only a wk old and we are still getting into routines etc - DD1 never fed this much.
Am I not doing something properly that I should be??
June 5th, 2010, 03:34 PM
chepie

Hey hun.... I know how you feel!!! Miss Charlotte was/is the SAME ...... She is a boobie monster ...... I promise you it will slow down - well it did with us..... Aiden loved his boobie too but wasn't always attached to me!! Maybe it feels like that they are as its is really hard to sit there and feed and entertain a toddler at the same time? Where as with your first you have the time just to sit and feed and be with your little one............ I hope I make sense by what I am saying........ Its hard babe but you are doing an awesome job xx
June 5th, 2010, 03:51 PM
BrightSparkles

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Hey hun.... I know how you feel!!! Miss Charlotte was/is the SAME ...... She is a boobie monster ...... I promise you it will slow down - well it did with us..... Aiden loved his boobie too but wasn't always attached to me!! Maybe it feels like that they are as its is really hard to sit there and feed and entertain a toddler at the same time? Where as with your first you have the time just to sit and feed and be with your little one............ I hope I make sense by what I am saying........ Its hard babe but you are doing an awesome job xx

Thanks Hun. She's def feeding more than DD1 was! I'm glad to hear it will slow down. I just feel like I'm not getting a single thing done. I didn't get a chance to eat breakfast until 11am cause I was feeding i'd get out of the shower get dressed and I was at it again. I do know what your saying about being able to sit with the first one though.
June 5th, 2010, 03:53 PM
Laranna

:hug: You are doing a fab job. Just know that it's completely normal albeit rather tiring. My DD was the same at first, even now she will have a day here or there where she's constantly feeding. She's just getting the hang of things and their tummy's are so tiny at that age and breastmilk digests quickly. Her feeding lots will help your supply along and don't forget she may just be feeding for comfort and to be close to you, she hasn't been out in the world for very long :) Feeding lying down is awesome, we do that too especially overnight. If your other DD still has a day sleep, try feeding lying down at that time too until she goes off to sleep. Hang in there, it does get better! :hug:
June 5th, 2010, 04:30 PM
~Kim~

:hug: babe, it will slow down.
Boobs aren't just for nutrition though, and it seems like she realised she's tapped into a great resource ;).

Nate was exactly the same, and after Darcy was a four hourly feeder if that, it nearly killed me....but it does get better.
June 5th, 2010, 04:34 PM
AliBaby

:hug: you are doing a great job hun :hug:

If it makes you feel better, DD used to be the opposite to your DD2 and cluster feed int he early hours of the morning and then spread her feeds out during the day.

Hope it all settles down soon :hug:
June 5th, 2010, 05:22 PM
BrightSparkles

I'm so glad to know that she is kinda normal (but hey.. with parents like us ;) hmmm LOL)
June 5th, 2010, 06:35 PM
onthefly

DS was the same. Give it a week or two and you'll probably see a difference - once she's bigger she'll be able to take more at each feed (and stay awake longer).
You shouldn't really be doing much else at the moment anyway :hug:
June 5th, 2010, 08:38 PM
Roryrory

Hun like the others have said she's perfectly normal - she's just keen on you ;)

Have you got help at home (from Mum, MIL or DH?)
June 5th, 2010, 08:41 PM
BrightSparkles

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Hun like the others have said she's perfectly normal - she's just keen on you ;)

Have you got help at home (from Mum, MIL or DH?)

Have DH here on weekends but atm thats all. I'll be fine... i'm just not used to feeding this much. LIke I said, dd1 never fed this often. she'd feed longer and sleep longer too. I can't complain about the night time sleeping though :)
June 5th, 2010, 08:48 PM
Roryrory

Yeah I think if it was all night it would be doing your head in LOL! I was amazed the difference between my boys - Flynn spent 40-50mins feeding (at least 20 mins a side) and would then sleep 3-4 hours, and pretty well did that for the first 3 months. Oliver, on the other hand, was finished BOTH sides in 10-15mins then sleep in small snatches during the day and slept through pretty early. It's a cliché but every baby is different.
June 6th, 2010, 07:19 PM
Barb Glare

HI,

It really IS very tiring in the early days. Generally babies will feed 8-12 times in 24hours. Can you tell us how many wet and dirty nappies she is having in 24hours? Had her weight checked since she came home?
Does she have one breast or both? And how long IS she on each breast for? Sometimes it can be worth feeding them for 20 mins or so from one breast (it's not a precise art!) and then give them time to have a burp, a nappy change and offer them the other side. The overnight pattern sounds good!