It's so confusing, isn't it hon! Your DD could probably stretch out her feeds a little bit but you are right, you can't over feed a breastfed bub. In saying that though, it is nice to have a bit of a break from having a baby constantly at your boobs so maybe try stretching it out a bit.
I was in a bit of a habit with my DD giving her a quick feed before I put her down for a nap. I honestly thought she really needed it but I finally realised around the 5.5 month mark that she didn't need it at all. I just put her down for a nap one day without giving her the quick feed and she slept! She'd really only used me to comfort suck before a sleep anyway so I thought it would be better for her to have a decent feed every few hours than snacking every couple of hours, if that makes sense. Once I'd broken our habit, I used 3 hours between feeds as my guide. Often she was asleep at the 3 hour mark so it was closer to 4 hours when she had the next feed anyway. It made things a lot easier and she was more than happy with 3-4 hours between feeds. Sometimes she'd be unsettled though and I'd offer her the breast a lot sooner. I guess I just got to know her a lot more and kind of knew when she really did need that extra feed.
Maybe try stretching out her feeds a bit or dropping the pre-nap feed and see how she goes.
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