Newborn Sleeping and Eating
My little guy is definitely a sleeper, and a good one too. He sleeps through essentially everything except maybe a diaper change, but even that doesn't always wake him up. I've tried cold wipe on the face, playing with his feet, talking to him, and just about everything else but it doesn't work. I'm lucky if I can get him to eat every 2-3 hours. He'd rather sleep longer then eat longer after. He doesnt usually even cue til it's been 3 hours. I try to feed him but he will refuse and get angry. I'll try nipple, nipple shields, and a bottle and he rejects them all. If I wait until it's been 3-4 hours, he will usually eat, but he will eat for an hour or two at a time. He will eat some, act full, 5-20 mins later he will be cueing so I'll feed him again and sometimes he resists, other times he doesn't. This goes on multiple times. I'm just not sure what to do since he's supposed to eat every 2 hours. he has adequate diaper output but this feeding fight is stressful for both of us, especially since we're still learning to breastfeed and the only pump I have is manual. Help a ftm out 😧😢😫 Baby is a little over a week old
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