Robin fed constantly for the first month or so: the best thing to do is just accept it - accept that you will be nursing basically all day: get some magazines/dvds, lots of yummy treats, and a comfy seat. And as strange as it sounds - try and enjoy it as much as you can, when they stop feeding so much, sometimes you'll miss those days!!
I struggled so much at first, went through hell, but was absolutely determined to carry on, and now I adore it!

Re feeding a lot: just keep in mind that a newborn’s tummy is the size of a teeny tiny marble, so he'll need to feed little and often for the first weeks. And don’t be surprised/worried if he seems to be latched on constantly: breastfeeding is ‘demand and supply’ - so baby needs to let your boobs know that he’s here and is gonna be needing them to make lots of milk all of a sudden!

And one other thing to remember is that breastfeeding isn’t just about baby getting milk: it’s just as much about them getting comfort: they breastfeed when they’re feeling ill, as your body produces antibodies specific to whatever baby needs right then, and also when they’re sad/in need of comfort etc. And letting baby suckle as and when they want means your milk supply will be suited to baby’s current requirements

Hun, I can relate to this 100%, I remember crying in the middle of the night in the early days, shouting at both DH and my poor little bubba . BUT it does get easier! LO will slowly but surely start feeding less often, for less of a time each feed and eventually you'll be so grateful you stuck it out when you literally just have to pick LO up and pop him on rather than get up and make a bottle whilst LO screams for it to be ready NOW! Not to mention just go out and always have plenty of milk with you etc

Can DH not take over all the other things that need doing? wait on your every need too whilst you establish feeding fully? that way you get a break in a different way.

The 1st 6wks or so go by in a total blur, but they'll be over before you even realise!

Stick in there hun and post whenever you need a bit of support

ps...Kenny shares my b'day! xx

Ooh and if you don't already - cosleep

Thank you so much! DH had been wonderful... But yesterday was his first day back to work so that probably contributes to how I'm feeling.

We do not cosleep right now because I was not able to fall asleep AT ALL. It was harder for me having him in the same room... I seems to do better with the monitor because I don't hear every little peep. Or if i nap after DH gets home i shut th montor off and DH comes and wakes me when kenny is resdy to eat again. It seems like the only way ive been able to sleep. But maybe I should try cosleeping again... Why do you recommend it?

I know that it is hard when a newborn feeds a lot. My first fed for an hour, slept then fed for an hour again. All it felt like I was doing was feeding. In my experience pumping to replace a bottle feed is more work than just feeding yourself! And the feeling of being tethered gets better when the feeds space out more (which they will). Bottle feeding IMO makes you more tethered in the long term as you have to take bottles everywhere and find somewhere to warm them etc it can be a right pain. At least with BFing you can feed easily wherever you are.

I think you are doing great, he is only very new and you are settling into a pattern. Enjoy this time as when they get bigger they get less snuggly!

co-sleeping when done safely is recommended because you dont have to wake up so much to feed lol i co-slept with ds2 till he was 8months old he would initally go to bed in his crib then come with me when he woke the first time i would latch him on and then go back to sleep lol it hasnt worked with ds3 as we sleep on a sofa bed now due to being short one bedroom and its not safe to have him me and DH on the sofa bed though on the weekends I sometimes force DH onto the other sofa and put AJ on the sofa bed with me since we have lots more room.

Co-sleeping means you just pop boob in and go back to sleep: my LO still feeds about 5 times a night but I feel fine cos we co-sleep.

When my LO was a newborn I couldn't co-sleep either. She was WAY too loud! We didn't start co-sleeping until sometime after I went back to work, I'd say around 3 months old. To manage lack of sleep while I was home I made sure I always slept when she did until I was feeling good, usually until afternoon so I could get stuff done during her afternoon naps.

Yea we cosleep too.
I probably would have gone crazy by now if we didn't.
My DD still wakes up every 3-4 hours on a good night.
I loooove cosleeping.
Plus it has advantages such as at night your prolactin levels peak(keeps supply up), baby can eat more so gain more, bonding, better sleep for both.

In regards to co-sleeping... I heard people say "I just reach over and feed her and out her back in her bassinet".... But what about dirty diapers. I knnow my DS has a dirty or wet diaper every feeding at least.