DS is 5.5 weeks, fully formula fed. He has been gaining 1lb a week so obviously taking in enough food. The problem is, he wants to snack. All. The. Time. As soon as he's awake, he thinks it's time to eat, even if he just had 4 oz 90 mins earlier.
I can't get him to take more than 4 oz at any one feed, regardless of whether he is sleepy or very alert. The times between bottles are getting shorter - he is loosely on an every 3 hour routine but now it's more like 1.5-2. He generally takes 2-3 oz if eating earlier.
If left, he screams bloody murder, roots around, and seems very distressed. Sometimes he will then just take 2 oz and fall asleep. I can't ever push him longer than 20-30 mins.
The problem with all this is that he throws up when having feeds this close together. When he takes 4 oz every 3 hours, he doesn't. But taking the same amount over a shorter period of time causes vomiting.
Also, when the heck do they go longer at night? He is every 2-3 hours all day long. He has gone 4 hours maybe 5 times since birth and very intermittently, no pattern at all.
I'm single and all this feeding, bottle washing, worrying about him, lack of sleep is driving me nuts! Any advice at all?