Are growth spurts an urban myth? If not how do you cope with them? My three and a half week old baby has gone on a feeding frenzy - having managed to last three hours at least once every night for a week or so, he suddenly hit three weeks and is up every hour/ hour and a half. I've tried expressing some milk earlier in the day and giving it before bed, in case it was just that my milk supply was 'tired' as he'll still often go two to two and half hours during the day, but I'm getting so exhausted and even beginning to think of giving formula - something I never did with my first child - a girl. My mother-in-law (mother of boys) says he's hungrier because he's a boy, one of the books I read in the wee small breastfeeding hours I think said three weeks and six weeks were common growth spurt times - but I can't remember how you're supposed to deal with them except just keep on feeding every five minutes? Is this all I can do? forgive stream of consciousness - no brain left!