DS (7 weeks) has been feeding every 1-3 hours since birth. He has one longer sleep in the evenining (3-4 hours) and otherwise it's boob-o-clock all the time! I've been coping ok, figuring he's only little and he knows what he needs but also thought that it might start to space out more over time. It's not. In the past 48 hours he has not gone for longer than 1.5 hours. I'm absolutely knackered and poor DD is utterly over being told that she has to wait while I feed the baby.

He's got a really windy tummy and is 'colicky' - arching, grunting, straining, frequently woken by pains in the belly - and often seems to feed for comfort. I wonder whether the feeding is being reinforced as it often helps to push the wind through and then he gets some relief.

Nothing wrong with his intake - last measure he was on the 90th percentile for weight and is quite the little Buddha.

If I try to stretch out the feeds with distraction, dummy, being held by someone else he just gets gradually more unsettled until he cracks it and then feeds like he is completely starving.

So he seems hungry. All the time. Is this just 'him'? Have others had experience with the endlessly hungry Buddha-baby? Is there anything I can do to gently help him / change this? In no way do I want to leave my baby hungry or schedule-feed... But I feel like I also can't keep going like this. My body is falling apart, I'm exhausted and my toddler is miserable. I also feel like maybe his weight is an indicator that perhaps it's more than he actually needs??? Even if you can just tell me that it might slow down in a few weeks time I think that might be enough to keep me going! Heeeeeelllpp!