On demand.

December 17, 2009

By Amy

Last night:

Went to bed at 11:00.

Nate up at 11:30.

Nate up at 1:20.

Nate up at 3:20.

Nate up at 5:30.

Nate up at 7:15.

Each time he gets up to feed I’m awake about 40 minutes to change his diaper and feed him. You do the math (my brain is way to fuzzy to calculate the few hours of sleep I managed).

I love this little guy to death, but please tell me this is the three-week growth spurt I’ve read about and there’s an end to this in sight…

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12 Responses to “ On demand. ”

Kyla on December 17, 2009 at 4:18 pm

Good luck, Mama.
alotofnothing on December 17, 2009 at 4:34 pm

Yup. It will stop. In a few months.
Nicole on December 17, 2009 at 5:56 pm

It will stop. I promise.

Can you take him to bed with you and nurse him laying down? I found that helped a lot.

Although, I have to admit, I am jealous of the 40 minutes you're up – the Poptart would be up for two hours (1.5 of that at least would be eating).
Sarah on December 18, 2009 at 12:33 am

This much nursing should boost your milk supply and once you start making more milk, hopefully he'll sleep a little longer! Good Luck!
Kacie on December 18, 2009 at 2:58 am

Make it to 6 weeks and you will notice a huge difference. 8 weeks will be amazing. Hang in there mama!
Amy on December 18, 2009 at 5:39 am

Thanks Kyla!
Amy on December 18, 2009 at 5:39 am

I will be a zombie by then…
Amy on December 18, 2009 at 5:41 am

Nicole I took your advice and managed to nurse lying down earlier today while we camped out in bed together.
Amy on December 18, 2009 at 5:42 am

I'm pretty sure it's a growth spurt. When I told my mom what was going on she said she thought that's what it was, too. Thanks for your good wishes!
Amy on December 18, 2009 at 5:42 am

Thanks, Kacie, that's going to come soon, so I feel much more hopeful now!
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Sarcastica on December 19, 2009 at 12:54 am

I remember those days, my doctor told me that sometimes newborns get insecure, which is why they wake up often. Who knows though hehe!