Six weeks and feeding every hour or less

KingsGirl4

My baby is now six weeks old and for the last four days or so he has been eating very frequently in the evening. Sometimes I feed him twice in a 1hr period. He will be okay and then start to cry. My husband and I have tried rocking him, bouncing, singing, humming, walking, and a pacifier. The pacifier will work sometimes for a little while, but then he just spits it out. When I put him on the breast he calms down and nurses usually between 5 and 10 minutes before he starts to fall asleep, but he doesn't let go. Most of the time if I start to unlatch him, he starts sucking again for a few seconds and then stops again. Is this normal behavior for a baby his age? I have been trying to pump in the evening before I go to bed, but with his crazy schedule, I have only been pumping about 1oz from the fullest breast. Could he only be getting a small amount of milk at each feeding and really be hungry that often?

Rachnan

Sounds like a growth spurt! Happens right around 6 weeks.

kalette

Growth spurt. Just keep feeding him as long as he wants it.

PhillyJ33

I could have written this post! My son will be 7 weeks tomorrow and our last few nights have been like this. I hope the growth spurt wraps up soon!
Anyways- just wanted to let you know that you aren't alone!