CLUSTER FEEDING

Cluster feeding is a time that all moms should be prepared for, even me. A time when a baby eats and eats and eats !! Helps them grow which is wonderful!But definitely takes energy from mom.  Yesterday my sweet little angel decided it was a good day to cluster feed. She didn't want to be put down and she fed every hour for about 6 hrs. So this morning as I sit here with extra tender nipples I am wondering if I am in for another day of that.    I am always the first to inform mothers that cluster feeds are normal and a healthy behavior of a newborn. But what I had forgotten was that the oxytocin will make you extra sleepy and if your not careful that extra sting will come back to the breasts at the begining of the feeds. So I will start my lanolin and shell regiment again today.    It reminds me that there are no absolutes to the way a baby feeds . As long as they pee, poop, and gain weight.                                         
This is my sweet baby...satisfied! :)