my dd has been eating nonstop this week as she got to four weeks (fourth day today). to be specific, she sucks on breast for some time (can be 20 min or much more or less) then falls off and immediately or few minutes later (can be even 15) desperately resumes looking for breast. if I put her down she cries, sticks out tongue, puts hands in her mouth. this can last four hours. when she gets on breast she sucks very strongly but not always too long, then slows down and is drowsy.
While I keep feeding her as she demands in order to keep milk supply and assuming that it is a growth spurt, I am beginning to worry if I read her signs correctly. If she may be overtired (she sleeps less when constantly feeding) instead and needs calming, lulled into sleep.
is she better off with pacifier some times and how to know when? she started spitting out more (she almost didn't do it before) as she is in her eating sprint and I don't want her to gave stomach problems from overheating. Can she be overeating?
milk supply seems fine, she gains weight, grows and my breast milk even gets a bit stuck at times, which so far luckily she sucked out. can she be a poor sucker instead?
thank you very much for the advice!