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He's going a really long stretch at night so I would guess he's tanking up during the day--I wouldn't want to risk stretching him during the day and him waking more at night. If he's hungry I would feed him--I would definitely pay more attention what he needs than what he's "supposed" to need! Those books will drive you crazy

I would much rather feed every two hours during the day and not at night!!

That said you could try stretching it out by 15 min increments and see if she eats more at every feeding if she's more hungry, if the every two hour thing isn't working for you.

Sounds awesome to me!

No advice either since my son was the same. I agree with @hilsy85: he's probably tanking up during the day to give you those long nights (my DS was not so kind as to do this). I would maybe just watch out for comfort nursing. I don't think I was aware enough with DS and I probably could have at least shortened the nursing sessions to 10-15 minutes instead of half an hour of boob each time.

J is 5 months and eats every two-two and a half hours during the day and that has seemed to give us a great night stretch. Sounds good to me!

I would trade night feedings for more consistent day feedings if I could! I do notice, though, that when we're out of the house, he gets distracted and often nurses less frequently. Maybe you could try for more outings or distractions?

ETA: I find comments like your mom's hurtful- you can't overfeed a baby of that age by following their cues! If anything, I'd guess a lot of obesity stems from people not being in touch with their hunger cues!

My 7.5 month will nurse every two hours if we are home. And he is finally going longer at night. I think if they are hungry feed them. They aren't going to over eat.

It really bothers me when people comment on his frequency of eating.

Ugh, I can't even with people who call babies fat. Babies chunk up partially because they are hard wired to slim down as toddlers, when they're too busy/picky to eat! And yeah, sounds like your LO is simply making up for the long stretches at night.

If he's hungry, feed him. He won't overeat.

But yeah, I think it's normal. C slept a long overnight stretch too and liked to eat every 2 hours through the day.

Hi night time stretch sounds similar to K's. She's 8 months and I still feed every 2-3 hours. Sometimes even less than 2 hrs if I try to nurse her to nap. I've always subscribed to the "nursing is not just for eating."

I wouldn't worry about ky baby being too chunky unless my pediatrician brought it up. Lots of babies are chunky, and many also get leaner once they start crawling anyway.