My DS is two weeks old and for the last four or five nights has been feeding approximately every hour to an hour and a half. He feeds for 10 mins or less before nodding off to sleep and is then impossible to wake despite tickling, taking clothes off, nappy changing etc. I'm pretty sure it's not growth spurt related as it has been going on for a few days now and also because he can go two and a half to three hours during the day. He's latching on correctly and my milk supply is good (I fed my DD for a year so I'm pretty sure that this is right.) As I have a two and a half year old, waking up this often isn't sustainable and I've been getting about 3 hours sleep night. I saw the health visitor today who weighed him and he is still quite a lot below his birth weight. She sent us off to the hospital where a doctor said I have to just feed him more. So..., does anyone have any ideas how I can get DS to feed for longer and less frequently? Any suggestions gratefully received.
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Two week old feeding every hour. Any suggestions please?
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neolara · 11/01/2007 21:15
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