constant feeding? Please help??

[Erin M]

IMO it won't hurt to get a dummy,

Mine too.  I've read that if you're using it when he's trying to comfort suck instead (which is exactly like what that sounds like!) that you should be ok.  ((hugs))

[shivi]

both mine had dummies at 2 days old....

[*happy*]

me too...it was an absolute lifesaver(& nipplesaver)...i just followed tracy's suggestions so that it didn't become too much of a prop.DD was such a sucky baby...she was sucking her fingers within hours of being born (however she managed to find them!) & stil does...hugs hun...xxx

[Me.and.my.two.boys]

So I got DP to buy dummies last night on his way home. I haven't managed to swaddle Corey because he was always wanting to suck his fingers but I swaddled him and gave him his dummy and off he went to sleep no problem

The following 2 feeds he hasn't needed the dummy but its nice to know its there if I need it. I got scred feeding him after giving him the dummy incase it affected the way he fed but it was fine

Thanks ladies, he already seems more settled.

[*happy*]

aw that's great kelly.....hugs to ye all.xxx

[louis-mummy]

Glad things are going well 

We started with a Dummy at less than 1 week and had no problems, can't imagine surviving without it!

[ZacsMumme]

Great things are better

[Erin M]

Woohoo! 

[Fiver]

Hooray!

[Me.and.my.two.boys]

Nipples are a little tender today but my breasts have gone down a little, not so engorged which is great. He seems to go through phases of feeding every 2-3 hours for about 30mins to sometimes feeding for over an hour - I always wonder whether he is getting any milk after the first 30mins but he still sucks and never cries (which I assume he would do if he wasn't getting any)

He fed tonight and even slept long enough for me to enjoy a cuppa and some chocolate while watching X factor

[ZacsMumme]

glad you had time for choccie...hang in there with the Bf It does get easier x

[Me.and.my.two.boys]

Phew - it's 4.30am here and we have been up since 1.45am feeding. He is one hungry boy tonight - it's nights like these I wish DP could help. I'm so jealous of him snoring away beside me!

[*happy*]

i think any BFing mommy has thought that more than once!!!i used to "force" DH to take her the second i finished feeding to burp & resettle etc....sometimes it was only a matter of minutes,but those extra few minutes of sleep are so precious!xxx

[eva026]

i used to "force" DH to take her the second i finished feeding to burp & resettle etc....sometimes it was only a matter of minutes,but those extra few minutes of sleep are so precious!xxx

I did that too!! And as soon as we introduced the DF I pumped at 9.30pm, was in bed by 10pm and DH did the DF so I got a bit more sleep.
Re the dummy, DD was given one without consulting me by the midwife the day she was born while I was out of things after a CC. Luckily it never interfered with BFing and I think I would have been lost without it because for the first 2 months our feeds lasted 1.5-2h every time and the only way I could get her to sleep 1h on her own was the dummy! She did do 5h stretches at night pretty quick though so that saved my boobs a bit:)

[Erin M]

i think any BFing mommy has thought that more than once!!!

Goodness, I think I thought it hundreds of times.

Glad the boobs are feeling a bit better today.