>it sounds like you are describing what I consider to be a normal
>baby, unless proven otherwise, maybe some would consider a "high needs"
>baby. Wanting to be bf every 2 hrs around the clock and held by mom sounds
>right to me.

I've always loved the old LLL story of two new mothers.  One says, "Oh, it's
been *terrible*!  If I'm not *holding* him or *feeding* him, he's crying!"
And the other mother says, "It's been great!  All I have to do is hold him
and feed him, and he's happy!"

Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC, LLLL  Ithaca, NY

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