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Last night was a little better - we played white noise and bottle fed later at night - I don't need to use formula because I am pumping plenty. I think it's a shallow latch/staying latched problem and it might nt work itself out until he is bigger and stronger. We do have a paci but I'd like to minimize its use - I use it here and there

As for positios, he just doesn't latch well when I lean back - I am trying it more, and maybe I am not confident but he loses the nipple when I lean back. I have done side lying but on the floor -my bed freaks me out (softness)

I'm glad I'm not alone -I feed him whenever he shows any interest but be rarely stays latched for long so I worry he is hungry because of that[/quote]

My baby was a cluster feeder at night too. Even during the day she wanted to eat constantly. I knew it wasn't my supply--she was quickly gaining weight and when I'd squeeze my boob milk would squirt out. I didn't plan to cosleep, but once I mastered side-lying nursing it kind of just happened. It was the only way I could get  any sleep. DH was not fully on board with cosleep though, so we only did it until 3 months. I used the paci in the beginning and that did help to buy some time between nursing sessions. She started refusing the paci at around 6 weeks (as soon as she discovered her fingers) so that resolved itself. Wearing her also helped to extend the time between feeds.--Otherwise she would do the snack-nap, snack-nap in 20-30 minute intervals throughout the day. When DD was maybe three weeks old, I broke down one morning and tearfully told DH, "There's a bottle in the fridge, I'm going back to sleep." Those two extra hours were exactly what I needed to feel human again. 
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