BF Babies Sleep

I’d say that’s normal for some breastfed babies, my friends all breastfeed and they experience the same babies waking up every 45 mins or so. I formula feed and my boy has always slept well waking up once during the night but they do say formula is more filling hence the need for a baby to not feed as often. I didn’t try breastfeeding but I knew how much I needed sleep and the impact little sleep has with my migraines and mental health so formula feeding was the right decision for me in that respect as 1 hours sleep a night would kill me ☹️ I hope things improve for you 💕

I’d try to slip a pacifier in at some point, instead of your boob! That’s how I do it. Sucking is a reflex that they have to calm themselves down / sooth.

I exclusively breast-feed through bottle and my son has been sleeping through the night since five weeks old I think that your baby might be using your body as a pacifier

Yea I've exclusively breastfed both my babies, it's a big commitment and so draining but I tell myself the pros are so worth it and it won't last forever. But I feel ya on the lack of sleep- I find that lots of the moms on this group that talk about sleep bottle feed so it's hard to not compare (and be a bit jealous of their sleep 🤪)

I personally don’t envy formula or bottle feeding mothers. Giving the boob creates such a strong bond with the baby, I am not willing to let that go for a bit more sleep that I could get in a few months time.

I breastfeed my son and he sleeps well at night however he did go through a stage of feeding/ suckling for comfort rather than actually feeding. Is he the same in the day? Try to track how long he feeds for and then try using a dummy when you go past that time. For example my son is 6months and he will feed for 4-8mins each boob (but he guzzles) my daughter used to feed for 10 mins each boob. X

Omg I’m completely with you. It’s so hard! She uses me as a pacifier at night

@Claire how did u stop him from using you as a pacifier hun? She will literally fight me for the boob and push her dummy away at night