My 4 1/2 month old ds has been nursing exclusively, no real problems with it, great latch, I have a good supply, he is growing and thriving, is bright and alert, he has regular poops, pees a lot... BUT, his appetite has decreased a lot these past few weeks.
For example, yesterday he ate at around 9am and then he refused to eat until about 2pm! He wants to eat about every 5-6 hours now, which is concerning because I feel he should be still eating more frequently than that. I always offer, but he has no interest. All in all, for the past few weeks he has been nursing about 4 times/day, and only wants to nurse when he is falling asleep (or is asleep). He is quite uninterested in nursing when he is awake. That being said, I do nurse him several times throughout the night, i'd say about 3-4 times/night.
I'm not sure what the point of all this was... I just want some reassurance, or advice. My other children were the opposite, and nursed CONSTANTLY, so this is new to me
For example, yesterday he ate at around 9am and then he refused to eat until about 2pm! He wants to eat about every 5-6 hours now, which is concerning because I feel he should be still eating more frequently than that. I always offer, but he has no interest. All in all, for the past few weeks he has been nursing about 4 times/day, and only wants to nurse when he is falling asleep (or is asleep). He is quite uninterested in nursing when he is awake. That being said, I do nurse him several times throughout the night, i'd say about 3-4 times/night.
I'm not sure what the point of all this was... I just want some reassurance, or advice. My other children were the opposite, and nursed CONSTANTLY, so this is new to me
My little guy did the same thing as yours, went from about 16 feeds in 24 hours, and then (what seemed like overnight) he decided that he wanted only about 7 or 8.
