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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would encourage full feeds. If baby is just snacking, he's not getting the hindmilk which has a higher concentration of fats, which in theory should satiate him longer.

Also, I mean this kindly, are you feeding him every time he cries? Sometimes babies cry for other reasons and it doesn't mean they are hungry.

I breastfed my first for 2.5 yrs and my second is still going at 2.75 years so I'm a huge breastfeeding proponent but I think it can be done without having baby on your boobs all day if it's too much for you. I had a goal of every 2 hours at a minimum- sometimes they just wanted to be held or have a paci or change of scenery or diaper change etc. They never had any problem with weight gain (the opposite actually) and I never had problem with my supply. [/quote]

OP here. We don’t feed him every time he cries. I will change him, burp him, use a pacifier, etc. If that all fails, I will put him on the breast. He’s usually will root and stick out his tongue when he is hungry.

He’s only 2.5 weeks old. He doesn’t care about scenery or anything like that. He pretty much just eats and sleeps. [/quote]

I'm trying to imagine the logistics of doing this every 30 min. Is he falling asleep at the breast? If so, I would consider wanting to eat more 30 min later more of a continuation of the first feed, in which case I would try to keep him awake to get a full feed. Once he's eaten a full feed (2-3 oz), he shouldn't be hungry again for a while so if he's still awake I would put him down for a nap after about 1 hour awake; or try a nap in your baby wearing device or stroller and go on a walk. [/quote]

OP here. He doesn’t stay away for more than 45-60 minutes at a time. He has a different fussy cry for tired than hungry and will yawn and his eyes will look tired. He pretty much just sleeps when he isn’t eating. He is will sometimes sleep on me or my husband but I mostly put him down for naps.

He will go longer if he eats a full feed. He just seems to love to snack. I will change his diaper, burp, hold him, see if he’s tired, give him a pacifier, etc., before feeding him unless it’s been like 2 hours and I know he’s hungry. Sometimes that will do the trick but most often than not he will scream until I give him the breast.

The only time he really nurses for comfort is the evening but he will take a pacifier in between eating for at least part of the night. [/quote]

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