how often???

[lori21]

I've got a 6 week old little boy who is breast fed. At the moment it seems to be every 2 hours (give or take). Is this a lot for a 6 week old? He is not keen on sleeping during the day and seems to want to suck all the time. Any advice welcome!

Thanks Lori

[PigeonPie]

That seems pretty normal to me. Actually at 6 weeks I had no idea how many feeds DS had, but sometimes it did feel rather like he was attached all the time.

Just thought, there's a growth spurt at around 6 weeks so it could well be that. Keep up the good work, you've managed 6 weeks - the hardest part is over!

[Jackstini]

Sounds very similar to dd (now 18 weeks and it is only about every 4 hours)
Well done - keep it up

[bramblina]

Ditto, except my ds had his growth spurt at 7 weeks and no-one had told me to expect it! Everyone always said, give bfing at least 6 weeks to get established- I still felt at a bit of a loose end at 10 weeks yet when I said out loud one day to a friend what a day usually consisted of, it actually sounded pretty good, I just hadn't realised. Still at it 12 months on, so keep at it, it's so worth it. And hopefully you'll know what I mean in a few weeks when it all makes sense. Good luck.

[lori21]

Thanks for all the support. Everything I read / hear seems to give conflicting advice. All you need sometimes is some words of encouragment!

Lori