Cranky baby alert

My intentions were to finish up several posts that I had started yesterday and get them posted up here for additional Noah updates since my baby is now a whole month old. However, cranky baby struck. Let me preface with saying that it may be a little my fault so I shall explain. For those of you that have memories like my husband, let me remind you that since Noah was a preemie and had to spend time in the NICU I was not able to breastfeed him right away like I wanted (*cough* NEEDED *cough*). For me breastfeeding meant I was being a good mommy to my sweet little boy. Well even though I couldn't breast feed I supplied my little sweet cheeks with an abundance of milk that has consumed our freezer...seriously not joking about the supply. I was able to try breastfeeding in the hospital a few times and it was successful, but sometimes Noah does this little slam head into my boob attack. I know I shouldn't but I laugh hysterically at it. His lip curls up like he is Elvis and he squints one eye so he's like a little pirate on the attack. As he was being dismissed from the hospital the doctor informed me that he is able to breath better with the bottle and it will be easier for him to manage especially until he is full term gestationally (37 weeks). So I would try to breastfeed a bit when we got home but it was so frustrating for him that I just felt bad, caved and gave my little munchkin a bottle. Once we hit 37 weeks I tried again (so at this point he is 3 weeks old). He was still struggling with sucking. Sometimes he won't put his little tongue down when he opens his mouth, with a bottle you can shove his tongue down and make him suck properly. Not so much with a boob. So I decided to wait a bit longer and give it another go. Last week Noah and I breastfed a lot during the day, but he is always so frustrated at night that I waited until this week to give it a go. So yesterday I started "Operation Take the Boob." I decided to give a valiant effort to move Noah to the breast before giving up and just strictly going bottle full time. Bottle feeding him breast milk is a HUGE effort and extremely time consuming for Mama. For the most part it was a success. When he bottle feeds he is consistent to last at least 3 hours if not more between feedings....so switching to the boob was a new adjustment for us both. To top it all off, Noah started getting cranky on Saturday, I believe he is experiencing his 6 week growth spurt. He did the same thing at three weeks. And to add to the fun he seems to be a little constipated :( Poor little boy. All day yesterday he did great and fed so well. Then I started to realize that he wasn't pooping as much as normal....and frankly he wasn't farting like normal either. All this creates one cranky little boy :( He was waking up crying which is not like him at all, Noah only cries when he is naked and getting his diaper changed. Since its more frustrating to him to breastfeed Mama caved this morning and gave him the bottle. I just felt so bad for him. :( Now today he is just constantly eating...little porker. :) Mama and Noah are both exhausted today, so hopefully we will get in a few well deserved (And needed) naps :) Wish us luck as we continue to move from the bottle to the breast! :)