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doesn't sound like you should be worried! As long as he is gaining appropriately.

If he's gaining weight, producing enough wet and dirty diapers, and happy then don't worry about it! Easier said than done though.

If you offer more will he eat?

If he's gaining weight, has plenty of wet/dirty diapers, appears to be thriving and such, I wouldn't be worried. Your milk may also be fattier and more filling, so he may not need to nurse a bunch if times throughout the day. There was a point when my daughter around 4mos would go every 4 hours between sessions during the day and then a few months later wanted to stay latched 24/7, lol.

@Danizaur: how often is your LO weighed?

And is his weight gain normal, on the low side, on the high side?

I don't think STTN is ever necessarily an indication of how well a baby is eating during the day. I've now had a friend (and there was someone here on HB) whose babies started STTN but weren't gaining the weight they should and when The mamas got the directions to start feeding more often, their supply was too far gone at that point.

I know pee and poopy diapers are the conventional advice given by LC, but for me personally that has always been unreliable. My LO went an entire 48 hour period once only drinking 8 oz each day (teething we think) and she still had wet diapers and one poopy diaper. I feel like it's too hard to tell how much they've peed, you can only see/smell the diaper and know they have.

So I'd say the best predictor is weight gain. I would probably do a couple of weight checks (my Ped will do it anytime we stop by), and then you'll know for sure.

You might just have a really efficient feeder and boobs with a large capacity though!

Google the breastfeeding magic number. It talks about the number of times each mom needs to nurse in a 24 hr period but explains that it's different for each mom

Sounds okay as long as he is gaining weight and having enough wet and dirty diapers a day. If you're concerned and want to do an extra feeding during those long naps or even MOTN, maybe you can wake him to do it if you think he'll go right back to sleep. I was able to wake both of my boys (2 and 5 now) around 4AM every night for a MOTN feeding (they used to wake around 8AM then) and they were both fine falling asleep on their own right after. Some nights they never woke up!