i'm cracking up

[maybebaby3]

i am really struggling with bf at the moment as owen wants to be on the boob all night and then just goes on for a couple of mins at a time during the day. i am exhausted and ended up having a meltdown and was in floods of tears as i dont even get a 2hr stretch at night. OH told me i should try formula and to not feel like a failure about it as i have 3 kids now to look after and need to sleep. i do love bf though and i would feel like a complete faliure if i gave up now. feel like such a crap mum at the moment though as i lose my patience so quickly with dylan and erin and then i hate myself for losing it. i bf erin for 21months and was hoping to go a long way with owen too. i just dont know what to do.

 

[Serene123]

I'd struggle it out for a couple of weeks/months first, sometimes they just get fussy xx

 

[lynnikins]

sounds like he has his days and nights mixed hunni and that hes not feeding for long enough during the day to allow him to sleep long overnight which means your up all the time. how long are his daytime naps? and how many does he have
have you considered offerring boob at regular times during the day instead of just when hes asking for it? he might take the hint and feed more then as a result sleep more or theres the possibility that hes too distracted in the day to feed properly ( i know its tough with other kids around to find a quiet moment to feed ) so making up for it in the night

 

[maybebaby3]

he naps very short periods of time. at most 20mins.

 

[Elski]

Esmé was like this - it's exhausting! I guess it was easier for me though as she's my first, I can only imagine with 2 other children it must be really hard work. Unfortunately hun, It's just one of those things you've got to ride out and I know it's hard but it won't last forever...

Has he always been like this with feeding or is it just a recent thing? Could it be the dreaded 3 month growth spurt?

 

[Tacey]

Alice did this for a while too, although we cosleep, so it was less exhausting. It's called reverse cycling. There's some ideas on Kellymom here.

For what it's worth, you aren't a crap mum! It's hard enough with one child to look after, let alone 3!