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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She is a needy baby of 6.5 weeks of biological age. You need help overnight so you have get a 4 or 5 hour block of sleep.

You can try "milking" your breast to hurry her up so she doesn't take 30 minutes. She will probably be a more efficient nurser in a month. [/quote]

Maybe I'm describing it poorly. The issue isn't how long she takes to eat, it's that she doesn't seem to stop eating. It's like she's snacking all day rather than taking in full feeds. [/quote]

That's what I mean by needy. She wants mom and for a BF baby this age that means breast. She might be low average sleep needs so you might have a better quality of life not fighting so hard to put her down for naps. Try pushing out her awake windows a bit. Try pacifier, baby wearing, swaddling, swings, etc. These were invented for needy babies. Try a daily walk in the late morning to help her sleep better a night.

If you can get a 4-5 hour block of sleep at night + crappy naps you will be cranky but functioning. My husband worked late so he had baby from 6am to 10am.

My first was like this and it was exhausting. I'm sure it is 10x worse with toddlers. If you can have somebody take the toddlers off your hands for a couple hours a day, take them outdoors so you have one less thing to do and give you a chance of a mid day nap that would help a lot. Good luck. [/quote]

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