Hungry baby

Hi ladies, my girl is nearly 6 weeks and I just can’t get into any type of feeding routine with her. More often than not she wants feeding 4 or 5 ounces every couple of hours! I try her with the dummy in between feeds but she just won’t have any of it she just screams the place down till I feed her. In this normal? Should I carry on just feeding her that amount as much as she wants or do I need to do something differently? She doesn’t always drink it all but she wants a little something at least if she doesn’t drink the whole thing (she usually does drink the whole thing though) My family constantly tell me ‘she doesn’t need feeding again’ and it’s so annoying because I know that’s exactly what she wants! Any advise would be greatly appreciated! Thank you x
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We're still feeding every 3 hours or less as well I can't get him to go longer either even at night 😔 he's 5 weeks now and takes around 4 oz at each feed.

We’re feeding every 2 hours and he generally has 4-5 ounces. He’s 5 weeks xx

Okay thank you this is making me feel better already I thought she was just overly greedy 🤣

That sounds normal

I've tried to get into a routine but he's not having it 🙈 so I'm just going with it till after Christmas and hopefully by then he might be able to go a bit longer between feeding xx

Thanks girls sorry if it sounded stupid! My family keep making me doubt myself and what she wants so it’s just super frustrating! Xx

This popped up for me I have a one year old now and this sounds so normal. Feed on demand and they soon get in their own rhythm with it 😊

@Eleri they are still very young to get into a routine

My three week old baby boy sometimes wallops up to 5oz already every 3 hours! I think it’s great if baby is feeding lots will make them nice and strong 🙌

4 week old girl eating around 3/4oz every 3 hours. Veeeeeery occasionally has pushed past 3 hours but not often!

It’s so hard when family or friends try to make comments on your baby when they don’t know your baby…keep doing what you’re doing and feed when hungry. Everyone keeps telling me my son should be sleeping through the night the amount he feeds but he’s only 7 weeks old and I’ll feed him 5-6ozs every 3-4 hours sometimes less or more.

Feed her when she’s showing signs she’s hungry especially if she drinks it all the majority of the time. If it was too much she’d let you know could be by fussing with the teat, spitting it back up, gas tense belly ect I would take outside opinions with a pinch of salt you as her mum know best☺️ my little boy does 5oz 1.5hrs/3hrs

I seem to have a hungry baby too, idk if it's because she's due a growth spurt as she's nearly 5 weeks or if this is just normal for her

My little one is 5 weeks on 5oz!! Every 2/3 hours! Doctor told me it’s way too much and I’m over feeding him! & his meant to be on 3oz every 3/4 hours! But it’s impossible because his always hungry!

My baby is 6 weeks nearly 7 weeks she's on 7 oz every 3-4 hours closer to 3 hours xxx

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Like me! 6 weeks old 4/5 oz every 2.5/3 hours. My views are babies cry for a reason and if your baby is telling you they are hungry and they are happy and content then you are doing the absolute right thing! Please remember you know best ☺️ xx

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