Is this normal breastfeeding behavior?

Question

My baby is almost 5 weeks old and he is breastfed. By the end of the day several hours before bedtime he will not stop eating like until he has to spit it up because he ate too much and has a tummy ache. I try to calm him and make him wait a little bit so he has a chance to digest it but feeding him is the only thing that will calm him down and I just try to feed on demand but then he ends up eating too much. My boobs also feel really drained by the end of the day because he eats back to back to back when it’s later in the day so I don’t know if he has to feed so frequently at the end of the day because he’s just not getting enough or what’s going on but I’m wondering why my supply isn’t increasing at night because of the constant nursing before bed

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Cluster feeding is totally normal. As for spitting up, the myth you don't need to burp a breastfed baby is false. It depends on the baby. He may need to be burped. If you burp him he may need more burping

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Cluster feeding is totally normal. My son ate from 7:30-11pm every night from a couple weeks old until nearly 4m. Try to burp him when your switch boobs to help with spitting up.

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Does he take pacifiers at all? Sometimes my LO will suck just for comfort, even when my boobs are as dry as bones. Maybe that's what's going one with your baby, but because you have more milk than what he needs at that moment, he keeps drinking until he runs out of room and throws up.
Maybe you could bottlefeed him some of your milk to see how much he can stomach (it shouldn't be more than 4oz at this time) and give him a pacifier when he's done to see if he calms down (?)

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Around the evening are bodies produce less milk, that’s why he will seem always hungry... amd breast less full.. Milk production is better at night, it’s hormonal...

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Cluster feeding. Normal.

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Its normal. 
You can try other ways to soothe him like singing, holding him close. But babies can experience growth spurts and they eat every 2-3 hours or so. 
To tell whether you are making enough milk, check your baby's wet and poopy diapers. How many wet diapers does he have a day? How many poopy diapers? Other than that, its supply and demand. The nursing will help your supply because your son is telling your body how much milk to make. He is more effective than a pump. So keep nursing, you are doing fine. Unless he is losing lots of weight or something, you are doing fine.

Is this normal breastfeeding behavior?

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