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Lastly don’t feel guilty if it comes to it and you can’t breastfeed or pump. You done your best for your baby and what’s best for you in the long run which is what’s important. You’re not alone at all lovely :)
My son cried and cried all the time and just woke up to feed and cry kinda the same way your explaining for the first 2 months it was brutal but once he hit 3 months it stopped and he started sleeping longer stretches and just became pretty chill. Sometimes I think it was just him getting used to being on the outside lol I hope the same for you Hang in there mama
It sounds like he’s cluster feeding, my 4 week old has been doing this for the past couple days, mostly in the evenings. This doesn’t mean your baby isn’t getting enough, it’s just their way to increase your milk supply. As long as he’s got plenty of wet and dirty nappies he’s getting enough. It’s tough and frustrating though, and there’s nothing wrong with giving formula if it does become too much.
We have the same, every few days it gets too much and my husband makes a bottle of formula so I can get some sleep. It isn’t perfect but we have to do the best we can!
Firstly I wanna say you are doing incredible and please don’t feel awful. Being a mum is so incredibly hard. It’s the most beautiful experience whilst also being the most draining and it’s completely normal you’re feeling overwhelmed. I’m a FTM and my little boy is only 3 weeks old so I won’t be the best in terms of advice but wanted to ask if you are exclusively BF or pumping as well? Sometimes when I’m feeling overwhelmed by BF I will give him a bottle of expressed milk so we can get longer stretches of napping. You could even pump exclusively that way you can have peace of mind that your baby boy is getting adequate amounts of milk. Also if you’re in the UK you could get him weighed to make sure he’s gaining and not losing weight and that way you know for sure if he is. Again you are doing incredible, please do not feel bad or guilty. Our boys are similar ages and I am so blessed to have a very settled baby and I still find it insanely hard at times! I cried yesterday myself.