Natty, I really fed on demand. Even when the boys were a bit older, I found offering a bf a good first step to dealing with an upset child. I don't think that snacking in a young baby is a problem at all. Babies are designed to feed frequently and even as adults we know now that smaller meals more often are better for us. As babies get bigger and start solids etc, the number of feeds will usually decrease and the concept of "meals" starts to kick in.

I don't think that frequent feeds in a young baby is any indication of what will happen as they get older. Certainly from about 7 or 8 months my boys both dropped bfs and were well able to cope with set meal times etc. You will find that toddlers and older kids tend to have water bottles to sip on often during the day - this is done at day care, kindy and prep, so drinking plenty is really a good habit not a bad one!