That sounds like a loooooong witching hour! It is, unfortunately, fairly normal.
2 suggestions - a sling (sometimes just being close to mummy will do the trick, or you could even feed in the sling, freeing your hands up during the day)
- cosleep. Do you feed lying down? It's a blessed relief to feed in bed when they're like this - you can sleep while they feed.
It's normal, but that doesn't make it easy. I think the best thing is the find a way to give bubba what he needs while making things as easy for yourself as possible. that's why I recommend slings & cosleeping. The early days are about survival - no right or wrong, just what's right for us right now. And it all changes very quickly - it seems like an eternity now, but in a couple of months you'll have been through so many phases and have a completely different baby.
If you're concerned about supply, what his output - plenty of wet & dirty nappies means he's getting plenty of milk.
ETA - oh, one thing I would add is that 3-4 hourly is quite a long stretch for little ones. you could try feeding 2-hourly during the day and maybe you'll start to get longer stretches at night. no guarantees though, especially when they're this age as their tummies are so small
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