Constant cluster feeding cycle ft no sleep for me

I could’ve written this myself! 🫠🫠 changed 3 nappies already and been trying to burp baby for the past 10 mins. Right there with you mama! You’ve got this! ♥️♥️♥️

In the exact same position. So so tired :(

Sorry no advice but same as the above comment could have written this myself. I went to bed at 9pm, I’ve not had even a minutes sleep. You’ve got this!!! Is there anyone you could ask to pop over for a couple of hours during the day so you can get a nap in? My friend (mumma to 3 kids) keeps reminding me, the sleepless nights and cluster feeding doesn’t last forever ❤️ xx

Same here. Does anyone find sleeping when they do hard in the day? I just can’t do it … older kids, washing, bottles etc. I think I have a nocturnal baby! Just doesn’t settle at night but in the day, a different story 😴 xx

@Samia it’s so soul destroying! Bless you!! Thank you lovely!! You’ve got this too ❤️❤️❤️

@Carla it’s making breastfeeding less and less appealing to me! The smell is too appealing to her

@Sophia it’s such hard work isn’t it!!! I was falling asleep earlier but I’m past that now. Unfortunately we don’t have any family living near by. She sleeps well during the day sometimes (well 2 hour chunks) so I’m going to have to try catch up then! It’s good to know it doesn’t last forever, in the moment it feels like it does! Hope it gets better for you also ❤️❤️

@Jo I almost can’t stay awake during the day as my migraines get that bad!! So I snooze when she does - 20 mins here and there! I don’t have any other kids but overwise I can’t imagine trying to juggle it all!! Same with mine - settles well during the day!!! Xxx

@Rachel it’s SO hard and I honestly cannot believe how I’m surviving on next to no sleep?! Well, barely surviving- certainly not thriving 🫠😅 That’s a shame there’s no family close by, not that I slept when my MIL came over so I could nap. Just lay awake in bed looking at photos of him 🙃 Definitely try get a nap in during the day, the only time he’ll sleep for 2 hours during the day is if my partner is holding him. (The smell of my milk makes him want to be fed if he’s sleeping on me) We will get through this ✊🏽 x

@Rachel I just wish nights were days and days were nights 😂… I’d get so much more sleep, I’m with you on the headaches, eyes blurry and ears popping! It’s almost like his body fights to not burp … so he’s up again 1/2 hour later at night. We will sleep…. Just not yet 😳💪 xx

Same here. One thing the midwife told me is that nighttime is important for their brain development. And although you feel like your brain is regressing from the lack of sleep lol at least your baby is doing what she is supposed to... I also find it hard to sleep during the day when mine sleeps. I just have so much stuff to do and no close family either. It's hard and as you said it's a phase, it won't last forever. What I found kinda helped was establishing a bedtime routine very early say 6 pm. We start with a bath (2/2 times a week), big bottle of breast milk, dimmed lights and relaxing music. This usually makes her fall asleep and then she has a better night with virtually no crying but obviously she would wake up to feed. That's unavoidable at this stage. Another thing is to let me sleep stress free during the day because otherwise they will be overly tired at nights making it extra hard to settle them at night.

I breastfed my first for a year and I van tell you it gets easier. I would say after a couple of months it was easier than giving a bottle in my opinion. If you're able to nap during the day, definitely do. I take it as my job is to keep baby alive ao anything else I manage to do is extra. At night my husband does all the nappies and we take it in turns to burp and settle so the other one gets some sleep. Today I feel sorry for him, when it was his turn to sleep and I was settling/feeding baby, our toddler called us too so he must be knackered today.