Faster feeding at night?

[LeeLeeMelis]

So I'm wondering if it's normal for babies to feed a lot faster at night. My guy is 8 weeks and will eat for about 15 minutes for day time feedings but at night he will go for 5 -7 minutes, pull off and go right to sleep and there is no encouraging for more feeding happening. I'm trying to figure out if he is waking out of habit or hunger. I know he's only 8 weeks so I'm not super worried. He goes from 7pm till anywhere between 12:45-1:45 typically and then he's up at the 3 hour mark again.  Just trying to get a few more minutes of sleep! Let me know what you all think. Thanks!

[~ Vik ~]

At 8 weeks if he's doing 6+ hours for the first sleep and making it to 3h for the second part you're doing amazingly well!!  I don't think that at this age you have to worry about habit just yet

Is he falling asleep right on the breast, or right after?  Do you think he's taking a full feed (ie, is your breast softer after a feeding?)

[LeeLeeMelis]

He's eats, pulls off the breast and then passes out so I do think he's taking a full feeding. the milk bags are definitley deflated after he eats:-)

I do know we're doing well, so I cant complain. I think this is the sleep gods being nice to me after my oldest son didnt even THINK about sleeping that long until 8 months or so. Thanks!