In need of reassurance...when will a routine fall into place?

[satine51]

I know this is a bit of a pointless thread, since each baby is different and I did start a thread in the past called 'when will it get easier' But my LO is 6 weeks old and there isn't any improvement with her routine.

She is breastfed exclusively and feeds usually every 2 hours during the day (which really gives me 1h 30 mins break max in between if I am lucky).
In the evenings, it's cluster feeding time big time. From about 5-6 she starts getting ravenous and only stops for 30 mins max in between feeds until 11, 12 o'clock!

There is no way I can put her down at 8 for sleep, I have tried putting her in the dark room but she just wants her food, so it's pointless really.

When can I expect this to change? I need some light at the end of the tunnel, I am so exhausted

 

[stardust599]

Aww hun, LO is only young, it won't last forever so stick in there. How often does she feed overnight?

The only thing I can suggest is trying to encourage the cluster feeding starting earlier, say 4pm and then start going to be with her at 10pm or so? xx

 

[lindseymw]

Jacob started settling down from about 8 weeks. Around 6 weeks, they tend to go through a growth spurt & it seems like you are constantly feeding, it doesn't last forever though!

 

[moomin momma]

6 weeks? My LO is 6 months next week and apart from a fixed bedtime doesn't have any feeding or sleeping routine. I still feed her every 1.5 - 2 hrs during the day. Sorry, that's probably not very helpful

 

[NewMummyx]

Although my LO is now forumla fed he started to get tired between 7-9pm when he was about 10 weeks old and since then has gone down for the night between tose times and is up half 7-8am.

I have never implemented a routine other than a bath at 7:30pm every 2nd day so all this is his doing! Before this he would go down anywhere between 10-pm and 12am and was awake from 5am, knackering

well done on still BFing tho, i only lasted 2 weeks!

 

[satine51]

Thank you for replies! Nights are not too bad, once the cluster feeding is over at 23-24, she then wakes up at 3 or 4 and then she is up at 7 or 8 so not too bad. I just want a part of the evening back...