Newborn always hungry and pooping....

[Anonymous]

Does she nap at all between all the nursing and crying?

[Anonymous]

As others have said this is all normal. My daughter was like this and would not take a pacifier. I tried and tried. It did get a lot better around 9-10 weeks. I discovered around 4 weeks that she enjoyed her swing and would sleep there, so I could get a break...otherwise she was in my arms or in a carrier. Hang in there--I wish someone had told me that newborns nurse so frequently. I was expecting every 3 hours for about 20 minutes, and when DD wanted to nurse every hour for 45 minutes I was worried, and a little frustrated.

[Anonymous]

I'd suggest calling a lactation consultant to help you assess the situation. It may be that everything that is happening is normal for your baby, or it may be that some kind of additional support or intervention is needed. Pediatricians are not generally experts in breast-feeding and are not going to be able to do as comprehensive of an assessment. A lactation consultant can come to your home and really look at what's happening and help you come up with some strategies to balance your need and your baby's needs.

[Anonymous]

I'd supplement to see if it got any better. I don't think it's normal at all for a baby to be nursing or crying. Typically, babies sleeps for a couple hours at time -- yes, even newborns.

[Anonymous]

sounds pretty normal to me but my experience is limited. i would suggest checking in with a good lactation consultant! things really got somewhat more humane in terms of frequency for me at about week 4 (but then baby became more colicky and needed to be held constantly . . . so, yeah, there was no magically happy baby at week 4)

caveat is that since your ped says baby is gaining at a healthy rate, pretty much no LC is going to recommend supplementing. baby is getting enough to eat, just taking her time about it. nursing boosts supply. but if you're exhausted and unhappy and just can't take it anymore, give yourself a break. supplement a little. occasionally. a few formula feedings aren't going to make or break your supply, especially if you're not doing it everyday. get 4 or 5 hours of sleep in a row. you'll feel better!

[Anonymous]

Your newborn is having a growth spurt... just like any other growing child!

It'll seem like you're nursing all day, but please feed her... she's hungry!!!

There are specific time frames for growth spurts (a lactation consultant will be able to tell you more details), but it doesn't last for months... usually just a few days.

In the meantime, please do not let her CIO. She's too little for this technique, (which BTW, I disagree with at any age)....

Good luck OP.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, nursing and pooping is basically what newborns do. Assuming she's getting some naps in there during the day, she's pretty much on track. Newborns nurse every 2-3 hours, but that's from the beginning of a feed to the beginning of a feed, not from the end of one feed to the beginning of the next. And sucking is really comforting for new babies, so if your boobs need a break, try a paci. That said, all that sucking is what will stimulate your supply. I wouldn't supplement at this point--your baby is growing and you don't need to be worrying about pumping.

[Anonymous]

Make sure her latch is good. Sore nipples come with the territory at this point but I seem to remember the tenderness to be a lot less when the latch was just right.

Also, a good latch helps to increase supply.

Good for you to nurse on demand, that's what your baby needs now, just settle into it and enjoy this moment in time-really, the sweetest time.