7 week old constantly feeding evening/night- normal?
Hi all,
My daughter has just gone 7 weeks old. For about a week or so she's been feeding very frequently in the evenings say from 5/6pm until 11pm-midnight. She will come off the breast for 10-20 minutes then appear ravenous again wanting to feed. She can be feeding from one boob for up to 40 minutes then I swap her to the other side and again she can feed for a long time. Is this normal? Or could there be an issue? I don't mind the feeding, it is hard work and I just seem to be constantly feeding in the eveings/nights but worried that something may be an issue.
There is no painful latch. She has plenty of wet nappies and dirty nappies. In the day she is content after feeds and satisfied just in the evenings she does not seem satisfied? Birth weight was 7lbs 13oz and she's now 10lbs 4oz.
Any advice? Does it get easier?
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I was in the same boat with mine. It does get better - just know you’re doing a great job and make sure you take lots of drinks and snacks with you! ❤️❤️
I agree with Ash, it'll be cluster feeding, most likely due to a growth spurt around that age. I'd say nothing to worry about, most HV will say as long as there are plenty of wet and dirty nappies and she's putting on weight it's all good.
Very normal. In the evenings it's higher calorie, but lower volume. So they'll feed more often. But also, growth spurts to increase volumes etc
So so normal. Most babies at that age evening cluster feed. Find a good TV show to binge watch 😂
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Sounds like cluster feeding. Nothing you can but just feed baby! I remember asking this same question about a year ago because my baby is now almost a year in a couple of weeks and it’s just so beautiful to watch my breast-feeding journey. Good luck mama and continue to feed your baby 🩷