Newborn cluster feeding on first night home from hospital - beyond exhausted
I’m sat in bed at 2am with a newborn who’s been cluster feeding since 10:30. I gave birth to her a week ago and I haven’t slept two hours together since then.
She was 3 weeks early and jaundiced so struggled to breastfeed - our first nights with her were spent desperately trying to encourage her to sucke, and getting milk into her by all and any means. I should be glad that the pendulum has now swung the other way, but my body is shaking with tiredness.
My husband is asleep in bed next to me, and I kind of hate him for it even though he has been incfedible since her birth and can’t help not having boobs.
is there ANYTHING that helps settle a cluster feeding baby other than just waiting it out? I’ve had no time to learn anything about safe coeleeping or amything so just sitting here holding her, afraid iI’ll nod off
please tell me it gets better. I afore her but right now am full with dread and the fear that I can’t do this