The feeding frenzy

Oh my gosh, Madison has being feeding since Thursday as if it were her last meal. The last couple days have consisted of feeding and lack of sleep (for both of us) - she has been through such a growth spurt. By Saturday I was desperate and pleaded with Greg to help me through the weekend, so he calmed me down and together thought of a plan of action.

I checked the web and found that this is quite common at 6 weeks and last for 1 -3 days. Things started to return to normal yesterday when she feed at 8am and was asleep by 10am - so she stayed until 4pm. So the time between feeds was 8hrs instead of 3hrs.

So I fed and bathed her, I decided to gave Madison her first massage, my did she like that.... it was so wonderful to watch her lie there so content and relaxed. Then she had a little snack and was off to sleep again. I think the continual feeding tired her out as much as it did I.

It was so cute when I heard her making her horsy noise and went in to check on her, only to find her looking around so content. It so good to have my little girl back to normal.

Below is a rough feeding history, what goes unsaid is all the crying and tears in between:

Fri 08/09
01:30 - feed
04:30 - feed
09:00 - feed
11:00 - feed
13:00 - feed
15:00 - feed
18:00 - feed

Sat 09/09
02:00 - feed
05:00 - feed
08:00 - feed
16:00 - feed
19:00 - feed

Sun 10/09
03:30 - feed
07:30 - feed
10:00 - feed ..........