Well i think Alexander has entered the six-eight week terror period i keep hearing about...
The last two days all he has wanted to do is cuddle. He screams when i put him down...
He also normally only feeds every four hours, and 6-8 overnight.
Today he fed at
00:30 & 1:30 - our normal night feed, then top up feed.
7:30 - he originally woke grizzly at 4:30, but kept patting him back to sleep until he finally cried.
13:30 - 6 & 6 is not unusual, he had two nights of 8 & 4
15:30 & then 17:00 & 18:15... and he would have fed more frequently if i'd let him... it's like he's refusing the dummy and using me as his pacifier today.
And he's getting wakeful now.
I know the closer together "cluster" feedings to get my supply up because he's going to want more, but i don't need it! He only feeds on one side as it is now... very rarely on both, even after his big night sleep... I can express almost 160 from one side if i get let down... and at most he's been drinking that if he has EBM.
i don't know what i'll do if he decides he needs cuddles every day for the next week or however long... he won't sleep unless he's in an upright position... and i don't know why... there's no wind so its not that! Maybe i will have to get the hug-a-bub after all... was just money i didn't want to spend just yet.
I got so tired of it this morning, after me having been up since 430, when he wouldnt go back to sleep after his 730 feed i took him to the shower with me. He actually loved it... even with the water in his eyes.
Sorry for the selfish post.
Question... (this should be in the rant room lol) can someone please tell me how "insert name here", a popular baby products brand gets away with being in business, and is so popular when their products are so bad for our skin, let alone babies... It's sad that so many people are oblivious to itI know i was, and poor Alexander had a riproaring red rash from his bath soap until my MCHN explained why.
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