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EBF 4 week old - intervals between feeds

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Marmalademaze · 14/10/2022 19:37

My 4 week old is EBF and is feeding every 90 mins to 2 hours, day and night. Feedstocks are usually only one side and between 5-10 minutes. I don't think I have a supply issue - he has plenty of wet and dirty nappies, has put on heaps of weight (was well over birth weight by day 10), my breasts feel full before a feed. It's more that he is maybe a snacky feeder? Or is this totally within the realm of normal? I'm just exhausted and the idea of even a three hour stretch at night would be bliss.

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Marmalademaze · 14/10/2022 19:38

Feeds are usually between 5-10 minutes that should say

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olderthanyouthink · 15/10/2022 14:08

That sounds pretty normal to me, my first was and still is a grazer and my second eventually went longer and longer and is doing pretty well with moving on to meals and having huge gaps between breastfeeding which DC1 never did.

ElmtreeMama · 15/10/2022 19:34

Normal! Although it'll hopefully start to space out, I'm at 10 months and have a snacky baby who rarely manages 3hr gaps

gottomakeithappen · 18/10/2022 17:44

My DS is 4 weeks tomorrow and sounds the same as your baby. According to my health visitor it is totally normal, so just going with it.

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