Do you have a local bfg support clinic or drop in?  Just being with other breastfeeing mums, and seeing mums with their bfd babies and to have a natter about how it's going is so reasuring.  Sometimes there are bf counsellors there that can watch a feed and tell you how well you are doing, but also they are a great resource in terms of learning to feed lying down, or underarm etc.  It also gets you out of the house!

Try a sling as babies love them!

And chin up - you are doing a grand job!

Sarah x

Hi benny70, keep going, you're doing great !!

Tbh I wouldn't bother expressing in this situation, baby is far better in draining the breast then any pump can do and also your breasts need every sucking signal from your lo. "It is not necessary (or advised) to supplement your baby with formula or expressed milk during a growth spurt. Supplementing (and/or scheduling feeds) interferes with the natural supply and demand of milkproduction  and will prevent your body from getting the message to make more milk during the growth spurt".

Idem for clusterfeedings or fussy evenings, according to The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine; "There are common clinical situations where evaluation and breastfeeding management may be necessary, but supplementation is NOT INDICATED including... The infant who is fussy at night or constantly feeding for several hours".

Just try to follow your baby's lead and feed on demand as long and as often your baby wants. Legs up and try to enjoy it !

Thanx for all the support everyone. I'm determined to keep going with this but it can feel so hard when she's been at me for 3 or 4 hours and is obviouly still starving! She definitely has her fussy time in the evening and it reaaly is frustrating when she pulls herself away from me but then screams the house down as if I'm the one depriving her LOL. I really need to start expressing then at least if I need to give her a bottle it will still be breast milk but there's just not enough hours in the day at the minute. Roll on 6 weeks - and it better get better then otherwise I'm coming looking for all of you who've promised that 6 weeks is the magic cut off point LOL!!

Does she feeds more constantly in the evening ? Then it can also be cluster feeding (probably in combination with a growth- spurt). This is when babies space feeding closer together at certain times of the day and go longer between feedings at other times. This is very common, and often occurs in the evenings. It's often -but not always- followed by a longer sleep period than usual: baby may be "tanking up" before a long sleep.

Clusterfeedings go often together with baby's fussy time. And also during growth spurts baby's are more fussy ! Baby will nurse a few minutes, pull off, fuss/cry, nurse a few minutes, pull off, fuss/cry... on and on... for hours. This can be VERY frustrating, and mom starts wondering if baby is getting enough milk, if there's something wrong...It can really ruin your confidence. But don't doubt yourself or your milk. This behaviour is normal and very common ! Just keep trying to soothe your baby and don't beat yourself up about the cause. Let baby nurse as long and as often as she will. Supplementation will only tell your body that you need LESS milk at this time indeed, and that will not help matters.

One frequently-heard explanation for baby's fussiness in the evenings is that milk volume tends to be lower in the evening due to the natural cycling of hormones throughout the day. However, Dr. Peter Hartmann, a breastfeeding researcher, has said that in the women he has studied, milk volume is not low at this time of day. Even if milk volume is lower in the evening, fat content is typically higher in the evening (particularly if baby is allowed to control this via cue feeding), so the amount of calories that baby is getting should not be significantly different. Milk flow can be slower in the evening, which may be frustrating for some babies. For many babies, the fussy time seems to be characterized by a need to have small quantities of milk at frequent intervals, combined with lots of holding, cuddling and movement.

I agree with pp's to just settle yourself on the settee with water, flash-cans of herb tea, snacks, remote controls, telephone, books or what ever you want to relax with and go with the flow. Did you think at a sling ? That could give you the possibility to be on the move whilst feeding and have plenty of cuddles through out the day.

just an idea - your  milk is at its fattest in the morning and gets less filling towards end of day- so try and feed more earlier in day this can help to fill them up more plus as its supply on demand its sound weird but giving formula not helping as your demand isnt increasing so  you;ll continue to fall behind with milk- hope this helps- were all with you hun!! your doing great ! you can do it!

Like the other posts said, get comfy & go with it, it will pass.  I once sat on the sofa for 9hrs straight during a growth spurt!  I find the www.kellymom.com website very helpful, check out growth spurts section, it will give you an idea of when you can expect them, which is reassuring, I used to worry I wasn't satisfying my son by not producing enough milk.  Make sure you are getting some rest, & plenty of food & fluids.  My hubby used to make me a packed lunch before he went to work in those early weeks!!  Good luck & well done on getting this far with the bf xx 

I would agree with PP, she's upping your supply so if you can just go with it! You will find that it will settle down before you know it. 6-7 weeks seems to be the magic age when your supply is sorted and bubs starts feeding a bit less frequently.

She is just getting your supply up, they have to feed loads. If you top up with formular it will take longer for your milk supply to establish. I was shocked when i first had my dd about how they are constantly on you but have realised that it`s a good thing, if abit annoying lol!!!

Please can I have some advice? LO is 1 month today & until Monday was exclusively BF. Since then I've given her a couple of 4oz formula feeds as well (each day) because even though she's on the boob constantly she doesn't ever seem satisfied. Tonight she's been on me since 6pm & only came off me when I changed her & thrn she screamed  the place down. I'm giving her colief & infacol because she also goes crazy passing wind & pooing. Is it normal for her to be on me for such a long time & does anyone have any ideas as to how I can calm her?