My baby wants more regular feeds, when I make him wait he goes into fits of rage, when he has these angry episodes, is it all right for me to allow this or should I do everything for the baby to be contented?
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A Thank you for your question. It is great that your baby is sleeping for eight hours at night and because of that it is understandable that he will need to make up the feeds during the day. His weight gain is also good. The following suggestions may help:

He may be having a growth spurt at the moment which could account for the more frequent feeding. He is growing and will need extra milk and this pattern usually slows down once the milk supply is increased
Check that he is latching on properly because if not he may not be getting enough milk and may not be getting to the hind milk
When a baby is hungry he/she should be fed. It is always best to avoid confrontation. Baby's who are annoyed can usually be distracted out of their rage but distraction will not work with a hungry baby.
If you are feeling tired introduce him to a cup feed of expressed breast milk once during the day.
There are several cups available on the market, for example, the Soft Cup advanced feeder can also be useful when introducing cup feeding. Have a look on www.pedleybaby.co.uk or speak to your health visitor who may have samples of cups to show you. There is also the doidy cup which is shaped to help babies to drink form a cup, it is recommended from four months but some babies can manage to drink from it earlier that that and is available from Boots. Adiri breast bottle nurser which is designed to be more like breastfeeding and is ideal for switching breast/bottle feeding is another option.
When introducing something new to a baby it is best to approach it with a positive attitude. Make sure that you are not rushed and your baby is not in a frantic hungry state.

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