Oh the sleepless nights

The first few weeks were misleading and we managed to get 2 sets of 3 - 4 hour sleeps, however in the third and fourth week we barely got any sleep at all.

So what changed, well firstly her feeding. She went into what they call cluster feeding which is where they eat constantly and as if they have never been fed. This is to make the mother produce more milk in readiness for a growth spurt.

This feeding frenzy has several repercussion, firstly you will be up all night feeding and secondly when you do put her down she will have a shit load of gas. For us this meant as soon as she was lying flat she would groan and crunch her limbs up.

We have found several things to help the gas (and therefore you can get some sleep)

1) sit her up straight and rub her back

2) you tube burping a baby

3) slowly rub the stomach clockwise

4) take her for a walk in the pram or drive in he car (vibrations seem to settle the stomach)

5) swaddle the baby (we un swaddle after 10 mins due to scare of SIDS)

And yes a 12hr feeding frenzy is apparently normal