Big babies and feeding

For those of you with big babies, what were their feeding times like at 7 weeks? Harry's have recently changed and I'm wondering if it's cos he's physically big and therefore following more like a 3 month old feeding pattern? I have no idea if it works like that, or even what a 3 month old feeding pattern is like.. I'm just doing the whole guessing game thing that is usual with being a mum! At his 6 week check, Harry weighed 6kg and was 63cm long.

My boy is fully bf and has recently started going longer between feeds - usually about 4 hours, although sometimes 3 in the late afternoon (used to be 3 hours and 2 in the late afternoon). He only takes one side now (used to be 2) but I think that's cos they have way more milk in them (so full and sore!) from when he had his growth spurt that started a couple of weeks ago. He has always fed like a champ and gulps it down.

Is it ok that he regularly goes 4 hours between feeds? Probably a dumb question but I've just read so many different things and need a bit of reassurance! And other babies the same age seem to go 2-3 hours between feeds as the norm. I guess I'd just like to hear other people's experiences... TIA

I think you should be pleased that he is going 4 hours between feeds., I would assume that as long as he is putting on weight/growing then he is doing fine!!
Luke is a big boy, but I have now not got enough milk for him and am supplementing with formula. He really only ever went 3 hours between feeds, but now does 4 hours most days...

Thanks guys... yeah I have no doubt he's growing well (!) it's just that he only just started doing the 4 hour thing in the last couple of days - so it wouldn't have affected the growing thing yet if you know what I mean. But I guess he would let me know if he was hungry ay!

Sometimes mums just need a bit of reassurance!

Bel, how did you know you didn't have enough milk for Luke? And how big is he now? Yep just like to know for the future just in case!

Sounds great - in two weeks he'll probably do another growth spurt, just be aware

Joshua is still feeding mostly 2 hourly during the day and the plunket nurse told me i need to start drawing his feeds out cos he has too much too often but he wont have a bar of it.  I wish he would feed 4 hourly.  He is formula feed which is spose to stay in the system longer so you would think he would take longer between feeds.

Id say Harry is feeding perfectly fine  but hey what do i know my boy is only like a week older hahaha

 Gosh Daniel is 5.5kg and 57cm....  My little man is a big boof!  He goes 4 hours some nights and even during the day.  But generally he is every 3 hours during the day.  THe last couple of nights my boobs wake me before he does.  I figured he must have gone through a growth spurt.  The plunket nurse asked about his feeding patterns and she didn't say they were bad....

Bel far out no wonder you formula topup!

Hey cuppatea just out of interest, in your baby book what does it say for feeding for 6kg?

Lol.... kawwwww?

it does say that a 2 month old (though he said he doesnt like charts and its just a guide) at 2am,7am, 10am, 2pm, 5pm 8pm or so.. ' by two months she will feed about every 4 hours and take more at each feed than before.'

I think it was in the newborn bit somewhere and it may be under sleeping instead of feeding. It had three lines for three different weights I think