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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]1.  Every hour.[/b] DD is three weeks old. [b]2.  I think my milk supply is fine but I feel like I don't have enough to feed her because she is always hungry.[/b] Already thinking about [b]formula supplementation [/b]because we can't go on this way with the hourly crying for more than an ounce or two of milk. My boobs are spent. She cries and cries and [b]3.  I can't even tear away to pump for 15 mins[/b] unless I just [b]4.  let her CIO[/b] but I feel like I have no choice. Even if i hold her she just wails and tenses her body up. I don't have family close by, DH went back to work after one week. [b]5.  Is this normal for a newborn to cry so much for food, and too dirty like 12+ diapers in a day?[/b] Ped said she's in perfect health. [b]6.  She only calms down when I breastfeed [/b]but jeez it feels like my nipples are going to fall off. Has anyone supplemented in order to resolve this kind of situation? [b]7.  is this just how it will be for next few months?[/b][/quote]

[b]1.  Every hour.[/b]
Yes, that is what newborns do.  They eat constantly.  Every hour.  Their task in life is to grow, which means they eat and they sleep.  That's about it for the time being.

[b]2.  Milk supply.[/b]

I am sure that your milk supply is fine, and that it will get better if you just feed her.  The more you nurse, the more milk you will make, and the more you can satisfy her hunger.

You do not need to supplement.  You say that she is getting an "ounce or two" of milk but how do you know this?  If you are judging based on the pump, then stop - the pumped output does NOT reflect your output, not at all.

[b]3.  Pumping.[/b]

Why are you trying to pump at this point?  Don't.  Just stop.  No need to pump now.  Just establish BFing with your baby.

[b]4.  CIO[/b]
Please, PLEASE do not let her "CIO."  She is a baby, she needs you.  You do not need to pump and you do not need to let her cry.

[b]5.  Is this normal for a newborn to cry so much for food, and too dirty like 12+ diapers in a day?[/b]

Yes, it is completely normal.

[b]6.  She only calms down when you breastfeed.[/b]

Yes, that is how newborns are wired.  It's ok!

[b]7.  Is this just how it will be for next few months?[/b]

Yes, this is how it will be for a time, but it will ease up after another month or so.  Supplementing will not change this; it will only create problems vis-a-vis your milk supply (further frustrating you).

Think of it this way:  Your job for the time being is to breastfeed, sleep, and eat.  Everything else is secondary.  It is ok to let things go, it is ok not to pump, it is fine to spend hours watching TV or cruising the Internet while your baby nurses.  It is productive and necessary to do so, in fact.

Hang in there.  You are doing great.  Really you are.  If the ped says she is very healthy and she is soiling that many diapers a day, you are doing GREAT.  [/quote]

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