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@alibalibea We plan on trying this during the weekend with start tomorrow! We can move him to his bedside crib and have it on dad's side, and then me in another room for a night or two to see if dad can get him to settle (up to 15 minutes) before getting him to me. This way dad can nap during...

@yourwealth Thank you ❤️ and glad your second is the opposite! I wouldn't wish this on anyone, it really is hell when you're in it 🤪 Really longing for when there's an end in sight. We're having the 4 month visit next week, and will talk about starting tasting solids, and I'm planning on...

@yourwealth Can also add that he's always been moving a fair bit while eating. Early on he was flailing with his arms a lot when he was a newborn, and that calmed down once I burped. But around 1.5 months he started being distracted by everything around him 🫠

@thewalk316 I had an oversupply the first 3 months and leaked up to 50ml/day (~1.7 oz), and a lactation consultant could confirm I have a lot of milk (as did my mom and sister). Now I'm regulated but I've noticed it feels like it's less and less probably due to the sleep, so I've made oat...

@yourwealth I try to burp every feed but he's not always burping. I try a few minutes but he just ends up standing in my lap when I do, eagerly looking around. I normally get him to do a small burp when I hold him straight. He's only flailing and moving a lot during daytime feeds. Sideways...

@ptindasky Oh this is so interesting to hear. He'll be able to start trying the occasional purée soon by 4 months, so I'm hoping to talk to his nurse during his 4 month check up and see if we could potentially try some porridge in the evening given some time, to get him to stay full for longer...

@jesusmaybeblessed232 Hi! Haha 😂 Oof... Yeah. My son also woke to eat 6 times, if we weren't cosleeping I'd be going insane by now. Googling yesterday I found out that someone called this "the 3 month breastfeeding crisis", and that this is the most common time to stop and switch to formula...

@jesusmaybeblessed232 Solidarity and sympathy ❤️ I feel you - we have a mom to mom support line here and I've seriously considered calling. Your LO must've been born the 21st of July then? My son turns 4 months on Tuesday next week too!

@cbaumgardner Surely feels forever yes 🤣 it's so hard to entertain them during the day when you're a zombie yourself! Glad to hear from someone that made it out on the other side 😂

@keithrils Oh jeez. Good tip, I might try that! Here he just hit himself with a toy, and then wouldn't stop crying because he also hadn't eaten in 2.5h, so I took the opportunity to stick him to the boob. Once he got distracted I switched to the other side and managed to get 7 minutes nursing...

@brotherterry Yeah, during the night I've tried giving the paci but it hasn't so far gotten him to settle. I'm currently trying to lengthen it during the day to encourage him to eat more, and right now I managed to get him to eat 7 minutes total from both sides. I've got a LOT of milk for it to...

@lupo Interesting. So maybe moving the bedside crib to my husband's side of the bed, and letting him try to soothe to sleep first before moving the baby over to me perhaps? At least we'd get some use out of the crib with that 😬 if nothing changes in the coming days, we might try it. This night...

@jesus77777 Oh that sounds so hard! I feel with you. ❤️

@jasonws I mean sure they're going through a growth spurt, but it's not like knowing that helps us feel less exhausted, fatigued, desperate, at our wits end, etc. It doesn't suddenly make the nights easier to go through, or give us a burst of energy. It sucks. My son also sucks at napping and I...

@turnip52 ❤️ here's to hoping it ends soon for both of us!

@tribmartyr I follow her on Instagram! Really valuable, as well as thebreastfeedingmentor. I know it's the regression, I just didn't realise it could come with a TON of nursing. Yesterday from midnight to midnight I had nursed for 1.5 hours in total, 21 times 😵‍💫🫠 really wishing for an end in...

@orthodoxdavid I can check it out! Tbh, if I was used to the boob I would also prefer it to a plastic bottle 😂 I'm on leave until end of May 2024, wherein my husband will take over and be on leave for 6 months. So I'm off 10 months total 😊

@orthodoxdavid You and me both!! Holy cannoli, I'd love to know if there ever was an end in sight 🙈 this little man refuses bottle too the times we've tried... Even now just pushes it away 😅

@llee We'll have to try it during the weekend. My husband does all the chores at home and takes him during evenings and weekends, but he drives a lot when he works and I don't want to risk him being in a car accident due to sleep deprivation. Last night was a little more manageable - he ate only...

@increasinglygrateful This is a good suggestion. Try a few times then offer boob if that doesn't work. We'll try it during the weekend, and I'll see if I can get him to eat for longer stretches during the day. I'll just have to find a REALLY boring corner of the house to sit and nurse in, and...