Its a good question..."what constitutes a feed?" and it did my head in in the early days. I still don't know with my DD. Sometimes she won't even look for the boob under 4 hours and sometimes its like 1.5 hrs.
It sounds like things are going perfectly for you! I wish my DD only woke twice to feed in the night (she still wakes 4 times).
I know it feels all over the place, but you are doing such a great job. Remember you bubs is TINY and doesn't know the difference between 4 hours and 1 hour, and night and day. As long as you feel okay with the current situation, I wouldn't question a thing. Trust your baby and your boobies. They honestly have a relationship all of their own that you don't need to get involved in (that being said you can stretch feeds out once feeding is more "established").
I was advised not to feed my bub under 2.5 hours, but I honestly didn't listen and fed her whenever she wanted. So much of feeding is comfort I think. While you're both still learning I would try really hard just to go with it...
Keep posting those questions though..they're all valid and I wish I had asked more at the start too. It would have saved quite a few tears...
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