My DS is 6.5 weeks old, and I have heard so much conflicting advice about what is supposed to happen at this stage. My HV says that at 6 weeks my milk will have reached the peak of fattiness and so DS should start to go for longer between feeds. But then I'm hearing about a 6 week growth spurt! About a week ago DS started to go for 3 - 4 hours between feeds (had previously been 2 - 2.5 hours). But yesterday he wanted feeding every 1.5 - 2 hours! In the night he went 3 hours without a feed (although was wide awake so no sleep for me!), then 1.5 for the rest of the night. When will he start to go for longer? My friend with a baby daughter the same age is getting 7 hours unbroken sleep a night! Help!
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