bf all day long

[tracysroberts]

Is it normal for my 2 week old DS to be attached to me all day or so it seems. Sometimes eating, sometimes sucking for comfort? we dont want to use a pacifier and he cant quite master his hand yet.

[curious&eager]

Totally normal. Welcome to the land of the cows. I feel like crying when he wants to eat every hour and asks like he's starving. My LO is almost 5 weeks old. I get really happy when he sucks on his fingers for more than 15 seconds.

[Limabean1975]

MY DS did that. Refused a pacifier (when I got desperate and tried all kinds) too. Never ever sucked his thumb or fist. He's 3.5 now, still nursing, and while I wanted to CLW, tandem is driving me batty and I may be pushing him to wean pretty soon.

My advice, looking back? Just roll with it. It will wax and wane, but ultimately, the path of least resistance is the best path all around.

[lness]

Sounds like our DD! Everyone said "every 2 hours" - we got every 15 minutes! She's 4 months now and has spread it out more, can go a few hours in between a lot of the time, but still has those frequency days when she traps me for hours at a stretch. Like prior poster "path of least resistance" worked for us.
We didn't have much luck with the paci either - once we tried one, she sucked contentedly for an hour. That was about 5 weeks old and is the last time she touced it. Ever since, she spits it out and looks at me with a look that says "How dumb do you think I am - that's not the right thing." SO glad I got only a couple since now they're just decoration!

[KarlaC]

My lo is almost 4 weeks now & he's still a constant nurser It's one of those 'great' things they don't tell you about the possibility of with bf before you make that decision imo.

[Llyra]

Think of it this way, and it helps you to cope a little better when you feel like you've had enough:
Your breast is home to him. The world he's been in for such a short time is big and frightening and unpredictable and confusing, and your breast is his refuge and his safety. You are nourishment and comfort and security to him. So it's natural that he wants to spend most of his time there. It's normal, and it passes, and someday he'll be big and running outside to play and you'll wish with all your heart that he would let you hold him for awhile like he used to. (As I speak, my DD1 is outside tearing it up with the neighborhood kids, and hasn't had four words to say to me since this morning.)

Breastfed babies often have very different feeding patterns from bottlefed babies. They might take a nip, sleep ten minutes, take another nip, sleep a bit, nurse for an hour, then sleep, etc, all day and all night. It is the normal biological pattern for a human baby, and it's okay to allow it.

Having said that, though, there's nothing wrong with letting Dad or somebody else hold him for a bit, so that you can take care of your needs. Maybe you need a nap, or a shower, or a meal, or just a visit to the bathroom. I wouldn't go for the pacifier, not so early, but a few minutes of sucking somebody's clean finger won't do any harm!

[Louisep]

This phase will pass so quickly, plus, you will just get used to it too. Some babies have a very high sucking need, so if you LO isn't hungry and just suckling and you need a rest from it, perhaps substitute your finger? S/he will soon be able to find their own to suck on.

[crazychick]

also babes at 2 weeks go through a growth spurt as well so they will suck constantly then the next day or two will sleep like its nobody's business.

[averlee]

yes, normal, and good. here are some normal nursing routines for 2wk olds: every 2-3 hrs, 20 min of every hour 24/7, every 1-2 hrs day and every 4 hrs nights, or the opposite every hour all night and every 4 hrs days...too infrequent can signal problems, but all kinds of rythyms are pretty much regular for newbies.

[sarahtdubb]

yep, get comfy! watch some movies, read some books. I got really good at using my computer with one hand while my babe nursed and napped on my lap for months.

[Beckamomof4]

I am SO happy I found this! You would think I would remember the others doing this lol. This baby doesn't even want to be put down for more then 1 nanosecond! I don't mind, but it is nice to know I am not alone!