Snack Bar Mummy

Hello, I'm Snack Bar Mummy.

This week, my good baby who fed every 3 or so hours and then popped back to sleep shortly after decided that he would like to stay awake for most of the day and feed every hour or so.

I feel like AM food on tap.

I appreciate the fact that it has resolved some of the minor engorgement issues I was having but geez, I'm really getting somewhat worn out by constantly having to cradle my baby to the breast as he gets increasingly cranky as the day wears on and supply runs low. We try variously to pat or rock him to sleep (I take turns with the confinement nanny) in between the feeds but he's been winning our tussles. Either that or he'll fall asleep briefly only to jerk himself awake again. And this baby of mine just won't be satisfied by anything else if he wants to eat so I just have to latch him on and hope he settles.

The book says baby goes through a growth spurt in the 3rd week so I'm guessing that's what this is. I was also somewhat reassured after DD came home from church today reporting on a conversation he'd had with our church friend Rachel (whose baby is 2 months old) who assured him that the symptoms exhibited by our baby of feeding every hour and just slurping it down at night were standard at this time. Guess I'll just have to ride it out...

Then again, whenever I look at this face, I always find it hard to be upset! God clearly made babies cute for a reason!