{"id":"11a8e26c6b7aed175321c05370792839","slug":"is-it-normal-for-a-3-week-old-to-feed-every-15-hours","question":"Is it normal for a 3 week old to feed every 1.5 hours?","answer":"Yes, that's completely normal. In the first weeks, babies typically feed 8–12 times in 24 hours, which often works out to roughly every 2–3 hours—but 1.5-hour intervals fall well within that range and are nothing to worry about. Some newborns naturally cluster their feeds closer together, especially in certain parts of the day, and this is just how they're regulating their own hunger and your milk supply at the same time.\n\nThe key is that your baby is getting enough: at least 6 wet nappies per day and steady weight gain. As long as those markers are there, frequent feeding at this stage is exactly what's supposed to happen. It's actually doing the important work of establishing your supply and helping your milk transition from colostrum to mature milk around day 3–5.\n\nThese early weeks are intense, but this feeding pattern settles as your baby gets older and more efficient at the breast. You're doing exactly what your newborn needs right now.","sources":"[{\"title\":\"CPS — Breastfeeding and Skin-to-Skin Care (Part 2 of 8)\",\"journal\":\"CPS Clinical Guidelines\",\"year\":\"2023\",\"url\":\"https://caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/pregnancy-and-babies/breastfeeding\",\"score\":0.8},{\"title\":\"Breastfeeding patterns in one-year-old children was not affected by a breastfeeding support intervention.\",\"journal\":\"Early human development\",\"year\":\"2024\",\"url\":\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38640845/\",\"score\":0.76}]","view_count":1,"created_at":"2026-07-20T02:14:30.203Z"}