Thankyou for the advice/comments, I read them all I just forgot who said what, but i really appreciate them all. Have had an uneventful evening so am feeling a bit better now, just waiting for lo to wake, he's due about 15 minutes ago lol! I dunno if to wake him or not, he seems to go longer stretches at night now and if he wasn't sniffly i'd see it as a godsend! Plus he doesn't seem to want more milk even when he's going longer, so I daren't keep leaving him to wake himself in case he's not getting enough. Perhaps I worry too much, he's growing like a monster!
What a horrid woman horsey!
Glad things have been a bit better for you detective
I've ordered that book petite, thankyou for the link
Kentucky my LO is 5 weeks and was drinking 4-6oz every 4 hours roughly but either that was a growth spurt or his gaviscon has made the milk thicker or it's his cold or something, but he's now usually drinking 3-5oz every 4 hours, but taking 2 hours to feed. He was born 7lb 4.5 and is 10lb 7 now so is growing well. I would usually put him off a bit rather than have him take dribs and drabs over a couple of hours but he's been snuffly and coughing after drinking so I've let him have what he wants whenever he wants it, to help him get over his cold.
I'm wondering when to go up the teat size. We use mam bottles and he has size one teats but falls asleep after the first 2-3oz, but then he wakes for more within the hour usually, so I count it as the one feed. However when I've tried the next size up he dribbles it everywhere! Not sure what is the lesser of two evils lol. Apparently the infant gaviscon makes the milk thicker, so with the bigger dose he's on he could have a full tummy after less milk I guess. I just don't want to not be feeding him enough.