hes ALWAYS hungry :(

my 12 day old is ALWAYS hungry. like i didnt sleep at all last nightcuz he was on the boob. it got to the point where i tried to give him some enfamil, even tho i wanted to be ebf, just to get some sleep (btw it didnt work, he hated it). i just want to sleep. btw hes still eatting

Okay. Welcome to parenthood. Especially when you don't know how much he's getting. Sounds like a normal newborn.

If you supplement with formula you'll sabotage your supply. just keep feeding. Maybe he's hit a growth spurt

sounds like a normal newborn to me

That's how it is the first few months. That's how he is going to build your supply.

It will pass.

Mine did that too a couple times until I gave him a paci. Then he only ate when he was ACTUALLY hungry. You could try a paci out.

Completely normal. It's probably a growth spurt. Try cosleeping if you need some extra sleep.

If you want to ebf, throw away the formula. Babies are on the boob a lot during growth spurts, upping your milk supply. Using formula only makes breastfeeding harder. Plus you'll probably end up with a gassy baby.

It's very rough but you'll be so happy you stuck with it later. Good luck!

Just lay down on your side, with your boob in his mouth and take a nap while he's eating. lol Me and my son did this forever while co sleeping

Try bed sharing while he's nursing like that at night. Just because you do it for a few weeks/a month doesn't really mean he'll want to continue once he's stopped wanting to nurse so much. Just lay down on your side and let him have at your boob and maybe you'll get some sleep!

Definitely a growth spurt. I'm semi going through the same thing w/ my 16 day old.

We don't have formula in the house, I haven't thought about supplementing anyways though.

Just keep nursing. You can do it! I'm a first timer and while bf'ing is a bit tougher than I thought it'd be, it's sooo rewarding once I put him down and he stays down for a while.

Don't give up!

Definitely normal. I have a 13 day old and hes the same way. He eats alllll day and night. Cosleep and pop a boob in his mouth and nap while he eats thats what Ive resorted to.

Newborn babies cluster feed too it is normal, although exhausting it does get better my baby is 3 weeks old now and its not so bad although she does still have days where she's never off the breast. I got her a cherry dummy/paci and that soothes her off to sleep if i've just fed and know she's not hungry. You need to gauge if she's feeding from you or just soothing her/himself to sleep, When Rosie falls asleep I break the seal (putting little finger between her mouth and my breast) then wind her and give her the dummy, she usually falls straight off to sleep. Hope this helps =)

Quoting Joanne Bailey-Deere:" Newborn babies cluster feed too it is normal, although exhausting it does get better my baby is 3 weeks ... [snip!] ... her mouth and my breast) then wind her and give her the dummy, she usually falls straight off to sleep. Hope this helps =)"

thanks   during the day now when i think hes using me to soothe himself. i pop his paci in his mouth and lay him on my chest. at night if hes just soothing i lay a blanket on his boppy, lay him on it, wrap him up in the blanket, strap him in the boppy, and give him his paci. (he wont sleep in anything but his boppy or longer then 5 minutes. if it didnt have straps like hell id let him sleep in it. it makes co sleeping feel a whole lot safer for me. i put two pillows under his boppy so there is no way for either me or DH to roll over on him and the straps keep him from sliding down and suffocating.)