I'm a STM, so you would think that I know this, but I don't. The first few days home from the hospital were good. DS ate every 2 hours or so and we were waking him every 3 hours at night to feed. At almost a week old, he was only 2oz shy of his birth weight so the ped told us we could start letting him go longer at night. Well that evening he started cluster feeding from 6 to 10 and then wouldn't sleep for long stretches overnight. This continued through the next few days all day and evening, to the point where I was considering throwing in the towel on breastfeeding because I have a toddler to take care of as well and can't be strapped to the couch for hours on end. Finally, for my own sanity, I put him in the swing so I could get something done. After fussing for a minute or so, he fell asleep. So I'm wondering if it's me. He doesn't really sleep on me, but if someone else takes him, he'll be out pretty quickly. If i hold him, he'll wake up most times and start rooting again. My husband keeps reminding me that if he is truly hungry, he wouldn't fall asleep and would keep fussing. My daughter wasn't like this, but do you think it's ok? The last day or so has been better since I've started handing him off to someone else or putting him in the swing or rock n play.
Re: Cluster feeding or just comfort?