Gloria, constant feeding all evening here too (normally 6ish to 11ish, with a couple of breaks of about half an hour) AND the stupid comments from people who really ought to know better. I know exactly what you mean about not wanting him to wake up for while. Some evenings he's nodded off and has stayed asleep on the transfer to dh's chest then he starts shuffling and my heart sinks..........
Having said that, have you seen a bf counsellor about his latch? I think if he's not quite latched on properly then he can't get the milk efficiently therefore feeds take forever. That's what was happening with ds2 and the all day feeding has eased now, although the evenings are still hard going.
The other thing I'm learning is that he often tries to comfort suck, which doesn't bother me particularly but he gets really frustrated when he gets a let down and he doesn't want food. We've discovered that tight swaddling and a dummy to satisfy his sucking urge works a treat, unfortunately only if dh is holding him though! I think if he's on me he can smell me and wants a nipple not a dummy .
Anyone else's 4 weekers become very spotty? Ds2 looks like a 15 year old at the mo, poor thing. I'm fairly sure ds1 had it - hormones leaving his system, or something? Does that sound familiar to anyine else?
STUPID QUESTION ALERT: Margo have you had a name change? If so, who were you? I need to update the babies list for this thread and don't want to leave you out!