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Cluster Feeding?

fourtsixand2fourtsixand2 member
in April 2016 Moms
LO is officially 3 weeks old and, from what I can tell via Google search, is beginning cluster feeding. 
He typically will feed every 3.5-4 hours, usually drinking 3-4oz per feed. 
Tonight he just didn't seem to get satisfied. He is eating every hour at least.  He's demanding more milk each time and is almost instantaneously hungry as soon as we put him down. 
I keep reading this is normal around this time frame. Anyone else experiencing this and, if so, how long does it last? Any tips for survival? 
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  • AmadorRoseAmadorRose member
    This lasted maybe 4 days for E. If you are nursing, I strongly suggest side-lying, which I just discovered and it's saving my sanity. Either way, remember that this is a very short phase!
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  • jonesl12jonesl12 member
    My LO is almost 4 weeks and she's still eating every 1.5 hours. (Except at night it's every 3 or so)It's crazy. Hopefully it chills out soon so I can keep my sanity 
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  • redseligredselig member
    jonesl12 said:
    My LO is almost 4 weeks and she's still eating every 1.5 hours. (Except at night it's every 3 or so)It's crazy. Hopefully it chills out soon so I can keep my sanity 
    Same here. Except it's anywhere between 1.5 - 3 hours throughout the day and LO is 5 weeks old.
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  • imrachelleaimrachellea member
    edited May 2016
    Um...my LO came out of the womb cluster feeding in the evenings and hasn't stopped. She's 3 weeks today. I won't lie, its rough on my nerves and sanity. Not sure if I'll be able to handle it if it continues.
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  • mannylynn88mannylynn88 member
    Mine started to same thing around 3 weeks, it lasted for about 4 days straight but same than she only does it when she is working on a poop or right before bed.
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  • cmjenkiescmjenkies member
    imrachellea said:
    Um...my LO came out of the womb cluster feeding in the evenings and hasn't stopped. She's 3 weeks today. I won't lie, its rough on my nerves and sanity. Not sure if I'll be able to handle it if it continues.
    Same. We're 2w 2d old and she nurses non-stop basically from 1-4A and has since she came out. It's exhausting.  :|
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  • Ready4thePartyReady4theParty member
    This is also us.  I swear the only reason I am keeping my sanity is because I have an excuse to binge watch shows without feeling too bad about doing frozen pizza for dinner or why the  dishes aren't done.
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  • fourtsixand2fourtsixand2 member
    So this should last a few days? 

    I'm having to nurse, pump and supplement formula to meet his demand. I felt guilty at first for adding formula to the mix, but he's getting what he needs and it keeps me a little more sane. 
    Hopefully I can cut it out once this cluster feeding ends.....
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  • AmadorRoseAmadorRose member
    fourtsixand2 said:
    So this should last a few days? 

    I'm having to nurse, pump and supplement formula to meet his demand. I felt guilty at first for adding formula to the mix, but he's getting what he needs and it keeps me a little more sane. 
    Hopefully I can cut it out once this cluster feeding ends.....
    Are you using a pacifier? That may be a way to stretch feedings out enough for you to not have to use formula. The pacifier is my saving grace because E has a need to nurse (very roughly) when she poops. 
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  • fourtsixand2fourtsixand2 member
    No, we aren't using a pacifier :-/
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