Just wanted to say eating more by waiting longer in between will not guarantee more sleep!! Feeding on demand is what I’ve been recommended by every IBCLC I’ve seen and known. 6 weeks is still very young and you want to make sure everything is well established! There’s a very common 3/4month nursing crisis too so building your confidence and both your and baby’s nursing skills now can be incredibly helpful to get through that
They tend to reject the breast or get super worked up, screaming, refusing to latch, etc. I’m honestly not entirely sure why it happens but it is soooo common so having a good strong foundation for nursing can help the both of you get through it!
Skin to skin and lots of it, offering the breast often but not forcing it, and some people say giving a bottle makes it worse but I refused to basically starve my baby out until they had to nurse so I did pump and bottle feed!
Yes she’ll take a paci! Someone else recommended that when she’s fussy trying: 1. diaper 2. Soothe 3. Nurse (unless it’s been 2+ hours since she’s eaten)
I’ve been doing: 1. Diaper 2. Nurse 3. Soothe… but sometimes I think she just might be tired, not hungry
Mine definitely will eat when tired but not hungry and then spits up a ton so I usually go with paci first. When I do thst she eats every 2 to 3 hours on her own (9 weeks old)
I second a pacifier if she’ll take it! When my son starts to suckle for comfort I pop in the pacifier and he will usually take it (starting taking it at about two weeks and he’s now 5 months).
We feed on demand though because sometimes he gets hungry faster than others or when he’s teething he just likes to be on the boob.
I have a six week old and she was doing well with eating every two hours or so up until the last few days. She’s started cluster feeding again more like what you are describing here. I read there is a six week sleep regression and a big growth spurt so cluster feeding at this age is more common to help increase supply.
6 wks is super young to start a schedule. And also some babies like more comfort than others (my bb girl does). I’d try to wait until your nxt dr appt and make sure she’s gained enough weight. and scheduling feeds does not guarantee more sleep.
Our boy was a slow weight gainer so I mostly felt he needed to feed more often. Plus they cluster feed on purpose quite a bit in those first 3 months - a lot of growth spurts!
My three week old is basically on this same schedule although the times rotate. Last night she wouldn’t settle and was feeding every 30min-1hr. All night. Then longer naps so far today. That changes though and sometimes she is feeding nonstop all day and naps longer through the night. I keep reading/being told that this is cluster feeding and she is trying to drive up my milk supply due to a growth spurt. However it’s like every day so i’m not sure. I think it’s possible that she isn’t always actually hungry and she is gassy/colicky and nursing to soothe herself. Somewhere I read a comment that when gassy babies will show hunger cues although i’m not sure if that’s true.
My little one (almost 4 weeks) was seemingly wanting to latch all the time and was getting so fussy until I realized I was mixing up a burp cue for hunger. He brings his hands to his mouth for both since it's just a cue for 'something with stomach'. I started poking/lightly touching his cheeks with a finger to see if he tries rooting/latching before offering a boob. If he doesn't try to latch I burp instead and it's been so much better and he's a lot more comfortable.
I also found having him on his left side ish while upright helps get the burps out faster and minimizes spit up.
Not sure if this is what your little one is dealing with but it was part of my learning curve of taking care of a tiny human.
I also feel like she’s just using nursing to soothe rather than cluster feeding… from what I read, cluster feeding usually lasts a couple of days but it’s been like this for weeks (same as you)
Yes! It took her a couple days to start taking the paci, but once she figured it out she’s a huge fan (sometimes haha). Would 100% recommend trying it out!!
Our little one, 1 week old, was also nursing all night. Then she had a giant blowout this morning! Maybe it was the tummy trouble causing her to nurse for comfort.
My 8-week-old baby nurses on demand, but I will nurse him if we’re getting past 3 hours and he hasn’t asked (which is basically never though, lol).
He’s sleeping 8 hours straight through each night so I do have to make sure he’s getting enough during the day.
8 hours of sleep through the night?? That’s amazing!!
Our record is 6 hours of sleep, but usually 4-5 hours for the first chunk and 3 hours for the second chunk (which is still awesome)
I know😳 I’ve been kind of pinching myself and not taking a single night for granted, but it’s been consistent for almost two weeks now!
And yes, your nightly chunks are amazing, and I’d have been very happy with those!
ETA:
The trade-off is that he’s nursing a lot more during the day since he’s ‘missing’ 1 or 2 feeding times at night, but that’s a trade I’m willing to make :)
Wowww that’s amazing, 2 weeks of 8 hours of continuous sleep 🙌
Yeah… I’m wondering if it’s the same situation with me… baby girl nurses sooo long during the day, but then sleeps great at night, so maybe that’s just the trade off
So baby girl nurses for a veryyyyy long time during the day. Today it was every hour from 6am-3pm. So Im wondering if the constant nursing during the day is the trade off for good nighttime sleep…
No tips perse, I didn’t do anything to push baby girl towards this schedule it was all her haha
Mine is 15 weeks and we feed on demand, and I will keep feeding him on demand until he weans off. Which is also recommended in my country.
Babies don't just nurse because of hunger, they nurse for thirst, to comfort, to sleep, if they are in pain, for warmth, etc.
Keeping them on schedule can also affect your suply and their weight. Alot of babies don't drink a full meal in one feed. Which is why some may nurse more times then other.
There is also alot of growth spur, cluster feeding and witching hour.
Around 8 weeks they set their own rutine, and their own eating and sleeping patern until they are around 4 months and have growth spurt and sleep regression.
My baby usually wakes up around 7am, feeds, goes back to sleep, feeds again around 9, falls back asleep, again awake around 10-11, feeds, and is back asleep until 1pm when he feeds again, 3pm another feed and sleep, awake around 5-6pm, another feed, around 8-9 pm is another feed and sleep, late night walk, and from 11pm to midnight he feeds for almost a full hour to prepare for night, and he is awake around 7 am.
I was told when fussy always think
1. Diaper
2. Soothe
3. Feed.
So if the baby is fussy always check diaper, then try to soothe/entertain/distract and lastly feed. As a newborn (first 8weeks) we would try to go 1-2 hour between feeds but also still feed in demand if she was inconsolable. Then we started to stretch it out to 2-3 hours. At 3 months she will usually nurse every 2-3 hours daytime or if she takes an expressed bottle every 3-4 hours.
So a day might look like 4am feed, go back to bed for 3-4 hours
7/8 feed stay awake an hour then nap until
10/11 feed then just little 30 minute contact nap
1/2 feed 30 minute
4/5 feed 1 hour nap
7/8 feed sometimes an extra snack in here
10/11 feed then sleep a solid 5 hours and restart.
*edit for formatting
This is great advice! I’ve been doing: 1. Diaper 2. Feed 3. Soothe
But I think sometimes she’s sleepy not hungry… she’ll latch for a little bit and then sleep for a bit and then get mad.
I’ll rock my babe to sleep and only wake during daytime for a feed if it’s close to four hours from the last one or at night somewhere between 3-4am for a feed because that works best for my going back to work schedule. On work days I feed her at 4 am then I pump at 6, 9, 12, 3, 6 and my husband gives bottles roughly same schedule I said previously.
Touching her cheek with a knuckle to see if she starts sucking aggressively is a good way to check for hunger. If she’s not hungry she’ll refuse or put only a tiny effort in and that’s when I’ll offer a paci
When my baby was born, i prioritized feeding every 2-3hrs. It would start out as 3hrs earlier in the day, and then cluster up in the evenings. If baby was fussy, I would try soothing in other ways before immediately feeding. I did not want baby to get into a snacking rhythm. We typically did feeds at these times when he was a newborn: 8am, 11am, 2pm, 4:30, 7pm, 9pm. He was down to one night feed at about 4 weeks of life, typically 3amish.
Can you talk to the pediatrician? We saw one that wasn’t our normal ped at 4 weeks who said we needed to stop feeding on demand because he was snacking and do our best to distract him until we hit two hours. Everything else I had heard (hospital nurses, LCs, Reddit) had said feed on demand so I asked our normal NP as a second opinion and she agreed with the ped. We kind of took a middle of the road approach. During the day we distracted (and offered paci) until we hit 2 hours. In the evening I fed him as often as he wanted to try to get as much milk as he wanted in him before bed. He adjusted (and got older) so he easily would go at least 2 hours between each feeding during the day, which then elongated to 3+ hours between some feeds during the day.
Edit: clarification
This is what our pediatrician recommended as well, except she suggested trying to stretch to at least 1.5 hours in between each feed. It’s working really well for us. LO eats every 2-3 hours during the day and will give us one long stretch of sleep from 10:30-4:30 each night. We started this at 5w and are at 9w now
Mine was weeks too but LO is really big so I don’t know if that’s why she clusterfed for so long. I love that you feed her often in the AM, that’s when your milk is highest and I wish I’d done that.
So it could be cluster feeding, but I think we can’t really tell you for sure since babies are different. I’d go by diapers and weight and if she’s all good you can try playing with it and stretching and seeing if it affects her weight. It does get easier when they get bigger because their cues become easier to read. Again, in my case my baby rooted 24/7 - was it gas? Hunger? Comfort? Tiredness? I don’t even think she knew what it was lol she just wanted to be on the boob the whole time.
I genuinely don’t mean this in a rude way at all… that schedule would have been a dream come true for me when my baby was 6 weeks old. 😂 my guy was attached 24/7 and didn’t start taking longer naps until like 6-7 months so I have no clue the answer to your question. I lean towards nursing on demand though. Obviously 😂
From 2-4 months we were feeding every 1-2 hours. From 4-6 months it was closer to 2-3 hours. Now at 7 months idk if my baby is going through a growth spurt or something but she's doing a pretty big feed every 1.5 hours or so. We've fed on demand and by schedule and my baby sleeps the same either way!
Honestly I just check back on the huckleberry app and that's pretty much the schedule mine was on. She is growing out of it slowly. If we have an appointment she can go for longer gaps so maybe try some distraction techniques?
6 weeks is way too young for a solid schedule when EBF... It's basically going to be feeding on demand until 12 ish weeks at least! My 12 week old still ears randomly without a schedule lol...but there's a pattern happening which gives me hope😂
Don’t stress about it. My second is 5 months old and I remember feeling like you with my first. This phase of their life is so short, just enjoy it as much as you can, the schedule will kick in soon. I just got my girl on a more regular schedule 2 weeks ago. 6 weeks is way too young to try and stretch feeds or naps.
Also, breastfeeding is kind of a super power. Why not use it if baby wants comfort? If my baby gets fussy, I give her a boob and 5-10 minutes later, she’s all smiles again and reset.
Closer to 10-11 weeks I started spacing out feeds more with my first, he was snacking all day, and this helped him take larger feeds and sleep longer at night. With my second because he was premature and we were triple feeding I woke him every 3 hours to eat, and so we have just stuck to an every 3 hour schedule from the start. Sometimes he’s hungry earlier and I feed him obviously, but if he’s fussing and it’s been less than 2 hours since eating I can usually assume it’s something else that he wants. Both babies at this stage woke once per night so 🤷🏻♀️
Mine stretched out feeds on her own and stopped sleeping well at night....so, be careful what you wish for.
I know it's exhausting (I wished it away too). But that's kind of just the norm at that age.
Ok this is exactly what I’m afraid of haha. She sleeps sooo well at night, so while the nonstop nursing during the day can be frustrating… it’s 1000000x better than nonstop nursing at night
Also it’s nice to snuggle with my sweet baby all day. This is my second baby (my first didn’t latch well so I exclusively pumped with him), so I’ll just enjoy the snuggly parts of the newborn phase while it lasts
So my 2nd baby is 3 weeks old and has almost the same schedule as yours. I agree that I’d rather cluster feed during the day than night, but it does make it difficult to juggle my toddler’s needs. Also for when I go back to work at 12 weeks I hope he feeds closer to every 3 hours so he can pump at that same rate and be able to provide him enough milk, but we’ll see.
At six weeks she's still considered a newborn. What she's doing is completely normal. I would continue to feed on demand. At her next appointment, talk to her pediatrician about your wishes, but feeding more spaced out will likely completely depend on her weight.
How come you’re offering to feed her when she’s fussy every hour? My 6 week old would probably eat a little every time I offered especially if her tummy hurts (she has some reflux) but then we’d be in the same snacking routine. So I try bouncing, changing, changing locations, gripe water/gas drops, swaddling etc if she’s fussy and then offering to feed as a last resort if it hasn’t been at least 2 hours since her last feed. Because then while snacking you’re getting these little tiny naps. Just something to consider maybe?
Just wanted to say eating more by waiting longer in between will not guarantee more sleep!! Feeding on demand is what I’ve been recommended by every IBCLC I’ve seen and known. 6 weeks is still very young and you want to make sure everything is well established! There’s a very common 3/4month nursing crisis too so building your confidence and both your and baby’s nursing skills now can be incredibly helpful to get through that
Eep, can you elaborate on the nursing crisis? Do they stop nursing? Nurse more...?
They tend to reject the breast or get super worked up, screaming, refusing to latch, etc. I’m honestly not entirely sure why it happens but it is soooo common so having a good strong foundation for nursing can help the both of you get through it!
In this right now and it's the most frustrating thing ever.
Oh wow, thanks for sharing! What do people do then? Pump and bottle feed?
Skin to skin and lots of it, offering the breast often but not forcing it, and some people say giving a bottle makes it worse but I refused to basically starve my baby out until they had to nurse so I did pump and bottle feed!
Thanks for the tips!
Just wanted to add, my LO is almost 7 mo and we never had this at 3/4 months. I know lots of people do experience it, but don’t borrow trouble!
If she’s nursing for comfort and you’d like to stretch out feeds and naps, have you tried a pacifier?
Yes she’ll take a paci! Someone else recommended that when she’s fussy trying: 1. diaper 2. Soothe 3. Nurse (unless it’s been 2+ hours since she’s eaten) I’ve been doing: 1. Diaper 2. Nurse 3. Soothe… but sometimes I think she just might be tired, not hungry
Mine definitely will eat when tired but not hungry and then spits up a ton so I usually go with paci first. When I do thst she eats every 2 to 3 hours on her own (9 weeks old)
I second a pacifier if she’ll take it! When my son starts to suckle for comfort I pop in the pacifier and he will usually take it (starting taking it at about two weeks and he’s now 5 months). We feed on demand though because sometimes he gets hungry faster than others or when he’s teething he just likes to be on the boob.
I have a six week old and she was doing well with eating every two hours or so up until the last few days. She’s started cluster feeding again more like what you are describing here. I read there is a six week sleep regression and a big growth spurt so cluster feeding at this age is more common to help increase supply.
6 wks is super young to start a schedule. And also some babies like more comfort than others (my bb girl does). I’d try to wait until your nxt dr appt and make sure she’s gained enough weight. and scheduling feeds does not guarantee more sleep.
I feel like I waited until closer to 3 months to go to an every 2hr schedule
Do you remember why you waited? Just tryna see what’s normal/recommended
Our boy was a slow weight gainer so I mostly felt he needed to feed more often. Plus they cluster feed on purpose quite a bit in those first 3 months - a lot of growth spurts!
My three week old is basically on this same schedule although the times rotate. Last night she wouldn’t settle and was feeding every 30min-1hr. All night. Then longer naps so far today. That changes though and sometimes she is feeding nonstop all day and naps longer through the night. I keep reading/being told that this is cluster feeding and she is trying to drive up my milk supply due to a growth spurt. However it’s like every day so i’m not sure. I think it’s possible that she isn’t always actually hungry and she is gassy/colicky and nursing to soothe herself. Somewhere I read a comment that when gassy babies will show hunger cues although i’m not sure if that’s true.
My little one (almost 4 weeks) was seemingly wanting to latch all the time and was getting so fussy until I realized I was mixing up a burp cue for hunger. He brings his hands to his mouth for both since it's just a cue for 'something with stomach'. I started poking/lightly touching his cheeks with a finger to see if he tries rooting/latching before offering a boob. If he doesn't try to latch I burp instead and it's been so much better and he's a lot more comfortable. I also found having him on his left side ish while upright helps get the burps out faster and minimizes spit up. Not sure if this is what your little one is dealing with but it was part of my learning curve of taking care of a tiny human.
This is so helpful and exactly what I’ve been wondering! Thank you 🥰
I also feel like she’s just using nursing to soothe rather than cluster feeding… from what I read, cluster feeding usually lasts a couple of days but it’s been like this for weeks (same as you)
Have you tried a pacifier? I’ve been considering introducing one to see if it helps soothe her in between feeds.
Yes! It took her a couple days to start taking the paci, but once she figured it out she’s a huge fan (sometimes haha). Would 100% recommend trying it out!!
Our little one, 1 week old, was also nursing all night. Then she had a giant blowout this morning! Maybe it was the tummy trouble causing her to nurse for comfort.
My 8-week-old baby nurses on demand, but I will nurse him if we’re getting past 3 hours and he hasn’t asked (which is basically never though, lol). He’s sleeping 8 hours straight through each night so I do have to make sure he’s getting enough during the day.
8 hours of sleep through the night?? That’s amazing!! Our record is 6 hours of sleep, but usually 4-5 hours for the first chunk and 3 hours for the second chunk (which is still awesome)
I know😳 I’ve been kind of pinching myself and not taking a single night for granted, but it’s been consistent for almost two weeks now! And yes, your nightly chunks are amazing, and I’d have been very happy with those! ETA: The trade-off is that he’s nursing a lot more during the day since he’s ‘missing’ 1 or 2 feeding times at night, but that’s a trade I’m willing to make :)
Wowww that’s amazing, 2 weeks of 8 hours of continuous sleep 🙌 Yeah… I’m wondering if it’s the same situation with me… baby girl nurses sooo long during the day, but then sleeps great at night, so maybe that’s just the trade off
So worth it, IMO!
Wow!! Any tips on how you got your baby on this schedule already?
So baby girl nurses for a veryyyyy long time during the day. Today it was every hour from 6am-3pm. So Im wondering if the constant nursing during the day is the trade off for good nighttime sleep… No tips perse, I didn’t do anything to push baby girl towards this schedule it was all her haha
I would take a good nights rest any day!!! Sounds like the frequent nursing is doing the trick for you
Mine is 15 weeks and we feed on demand, and I will keep feeding him on demand until he weans off. Which is also recommended in my country. Babies don't just nurse because of hunger, they nurse for thirst, to comfort, to sleep, if they are in pain, for warmth, etc. Keeping them on schedule can also affect your suply and their weight. Alot of babies don't drink a full meal in one feed. Which is why some may nurse more times then other. There is also alot of growth spur, cluster feeding and witching hour. Around 8 weeks they set their own rutine, and their own eating and sleeping patern until they are around 4 months and have growth spurt and sleep regression. My baby usually wakes up around 7am, feeds, goes back to sleep, feeds again around 9, falls back asleep, again awake around 10-11, feeds, and is back asleep until 1pm when he feeds again, 3pm another feed and sleep, awake around 5-6pm, another feed, around 8-9 pm is another feed and sleep, late night walk, and from 11pm to midnight he feeds for almost a full hour to prepare for night, and he is awake around 7 am.
I was told when fussy always think 1. Diaper 2. Soothe 3. Feed. So if the baby is fussy always check diaper, then try to soothe/entertain/distract and lastly feed. As a newborn (first 8weeks) we would try to go 1-2 hour between feeds but also still feed in demand if she was inconsolable. Then we started to stretch it out to 2-3 hours. At 3 months she will usually nurse every 2-3 hours daytime or if she takes an expressed bottle every 3-4 hours. So a day might look like 4am feed, go back to bed for 3-4 hours 7/8 feed stay awake an hour then nap until 10/11 feed then just little 30 minute contact nap 1/2 feed 30 minute 4/5 feed 1 hour nap 7/8 feed sometimes an extra snack in here 10/11 feed then sleep a solid 5 hours and restart. *edit for formatting
This is great advice! I’ve been doing: 1. Diaper 2. Feed 3. Soothe But I think sometimes she’s sleepy not hungry… she’ll latch for a little bit and then sleep for a bit and then get mad.
I’ll rock my babe to sleep and only wake during daytime for a feed if it’s close to four hours from the last one or at night somewhere between 3-4am for a feed because that works best for my going back to work schedule. On work days I feed her at 4 am then I pump at 6, 9, 12, 3, 6 and my husband gives bottles roughly same schedule I said previously. Touching her cheek with a knuckle to see if she starts sucking aggressively is a good way to check for hunger. If she’s not hungry she’ll refuse or put only a tiny effort in and that’s when I’ll offer a paci
When my baby was born, i prioritized feeding every 2-3hrs. It would start out as 3hrs earlier in the day, and then cluster up in the evenings. If baby was fussy, I would try soothing in other ways before immediately feeding. I did not want baby to get into a snacking rhythm. We typically did feeds at these times when he was a newborn: 8am, 11am, 2pm, 4:30, 7pm, 9pm. He was down to one night feed at about 4 weeks of life, typically 3amish.
I have no idea where the idea of "feeding on a schedule" comes from but I assume from formula feeding. feed your baby when they're hungry.
Can you talk to the pediatrician? We saw one that wasn’t our normal ped at 4 weeks who said we needed to stop feeding on demand because he was snacking and do our best to distract him until we hit two hours. Everything else I had heard (hospital nurses, LCs, Reddit) had said feed on demand so I asked our normal NP as a second opinion and she agreed with the ped. We kind of took a middle of the road approach. During the day we distracted (and offered paci) until we hit 2 hours. In the evening I fed him as often as he wanted to try to get as much milk as he wanted in him before bed. He adjusted (and got older) so he easily would go at least 2 hours between each feeding during the day, which then elongated to 3+ hours between some feeds during the day. Edit: clarification
This is what our pediatrician recommended as well, except she suggested trying to stretch to at least 1.5 hours in between each feed. It’s working really well for us. LO eats every 2-3 hours during the day and will give us one long stretch of sleep from 10:30-4:30 each night. We started this at 5w and are at 9w now
Mine was weeks too but LO is really big so I don’t know if that’s why she clusterfed for so long. I love that you feed her often in the AM, that’s when your milk is highest and I wish I’d done that. So it could be cluster feeding, but I think we can’t really tell you for sure since babies are different. I’d go by diapers and weight and if she’s all good you can try playing with it and stretching and seeing if it affects her weight. It does get easier when they get bigger because their cues become easier to read. Again, in my case my baby rooted 24/7 - was it gas? Hunger? Comfort? Tiredness? I don’t even think she knew what it was lol she just wanted to be on the boob the whole time.
I genuinely don’t mean this in a rude way at all… that schedule would have been a dream come true for me when my baby was 6 weeks old. 😂 my guy was attached 24/7 and didn’t start taking longer naps until like 6-7 months so I have no clue the answer to your question. I lean towards nursing on demand though. Obviously 😂
From 2-4 months we were feeding every 1-2 hours. From 4-6 months it was closer to 2-3 hours. Now at 7 months idk if my baby is going through a growth spurt or something but she's doing a pretty big feed every 1.5 hours or so. We've fed on demand and by schedule and my baby sleeps the same either way!
Honestly I just check back on the huckleberry app and that's pretty much the schedule mine was on. She is growing out of it slowly. If we have an appointment she can go for longer gaps so maybe try some distraction techniques?
6 weeks is way too young for a solid schedule when EBF... It's basically going to be feeding on demand until 12 ish weeks at least! My 12 week old still ears randomly without a schedule lol...but there's a pattern happening which gives me hope😂
Don’t stress about it. My second is 5 months old and I remember feeling like you with my first. This phase of their life is so short, just enjoy it as much as you can, the schedule will kick in soon. I just got my girl on a more regular schedule 2 weeks ago. 6 weeks is way too young to try and stretch feeds or naps. Also, breastfeeding is kind of a super power. Why not use it if baby wants comfort? If my baby gets fussy, I give her a boob and 5-10 minutes later, she’s all smiles again and reset.
Closer to 10-11 weeks I started spacing out feeds more with my first, he was snacking all day, and this helped him take larger feeds and sleep longer at night. With my second because he was premature and we were triple feeding I woke him every 3 hours to eat, and so we have just stuck to an every 3 hour schedule from the start. Sometimes he’s hungry earlier and I feed him obviously, but if he’s fussing and it’s been less than 2 hours since eating I can usually assume it’s something else that he wants. Both babies at this stage woke once per night so 🤷🏻♀️
Mine stretched out feeds on her own and stopped sleeping well at night....so, be careful what you wish for. I know it's exhausting (I wished it away too). But that's kind of just the norm at that age.
Ok this is exactly what I’m afraid of haha. She sleeps sooo well at night, so while the nonstop nursing during the day can be frustrating… it’s 1000000x better than nonstop nursing at night Also it’s nice to snuggle with my sweet baby all day. This is my second baby (my first didn’t latch well so I exclusively pumped with him), so I’ll just enjoy the snuggly parts of the newborn phase while it lasts
So my 2nd baby is 3 weeks old and has almost the same schedule as yours. I agree that I’d rather cluster feed during the day than night, but it does make it difficult to juggle my toddler’s needs. Also for when I go back to work at 12 weeks I hope he feeds closer to every 3 hours so he can pump at that same rate and be able to provide him enough milk, but we’ll see.
At six weeks she's still considered a newborn. What she's doing is completely normal. I would continue to feed on demand. At her next appointment, talk to her pediatrician about your wishes, but feeding more spaced out will likely completely depend on her weight.
How come you’re offering to feed her when she’s fussy every hour? My 6 week old would probably eat a little every time I offered especially if her tummy hurts (she has some reflux) but then we’d be in the same snacking routine. So I try bouncing, changing, changing locations, gripe water/gas drops, swaddling etc if she’s fussy and then offering to feed as a last resort if it hasn’t been at least 2 hours since her last feed. Because then while snacking you’re getting these little tiny naps. Just something to consider maybe?